To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life.

The first method of estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

So long as you are secure you will count many friends; if your life becomes clouded you will be alone.

A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.

We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break, our bonds of affection.

Do not hire a man who does your work for money but him who does it for love of it.

The only abnormality is the incapacity to love.

Love inspires, illumines, designates and leads the way.

The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.

Love is never wasted, for its value does not rest upon reciprocity.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

What barrier is there that love cannot break?

Hatred, as well as love, renders its votaries credulous.

Work is love made visible.

They fear love because it creates a world they can't control.