Love as distinct from “being in love” is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by the will and deliberately strengthened by habit.
C. S. LEWISWhat draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.
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You must be asking which door is the true one; not which pleases you best.
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Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.
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Friendship is born at the moment when one man says to another “What! You too? I thought that no one but myself.
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I have learned now that while those who speak about one’s miseries usually hurt, those who keep silence hurt more.
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You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.
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You can make anything by writing.
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Nothing you have not given away will ever really be yours.
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Love is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.
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I was with book, as a woman is with child
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The fact that our heart yearns for something Earth can’t supply is proof that Heaven must be our home.
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It is when we notice the dirt that God is most present in us; it is the very sign of His presence.
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We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence, and private: and therefore starved for meditation and true friendship.
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God doesn’t want something from us. He simply wants us.
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If you love deeply, you’re going to get hurt badly. But it’s still worth it.
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It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between.
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