"The lover is drawn by the thing..." - Quote by Leonardo Da Vinci
The lover is drawn by the thing loved, as the sense is by that which it perceives.
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“It is ordained that to the ambitious, who derive no satisfaction from the gifts of life and the beauty of the world, life shall be a cause of suffering, and they shall possess neither the profit nor the beauty of the world.”
“In the days of thy youth seek to obtain that which shall compensate the losses of thy old age.”
“O Time with your teethy years! You swallow up all things little by little in a slow-motion, wrinkling process of dying.”
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“Therefore the best fortress is to be found in the love of the people, for although you may have fortresses they will not save you if you are hated by the people.”
“Where love is great, the littlest doubts are fear; Where little fears grow great, great love grows there.”
“When science is learned in love, and its powers are wielded by love, they will appear the supplements and continuations of the material creation.”
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“I particularly recollect your saying one night, after they had been dining at Netherfield, 'SHE a beauty!--I should as soon call her mother a wit.' But afterwards she seemed to improve on you, and I believe you thought her rather pretty at one time." "Yes," replied Darcy, who could contain himself no longer, "but THAT was only when I first saw her, for it is many months since I have considered her as one of the handsomest women of my acquaintance.”
“Appealingness is inversely proportional to attainability.”
“A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.”