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The perfect love affair is one which is conducted entirely by post
Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else
It is most unwise for people in love to marry
First love is only a little foolishness and a lot of curiosity
The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking
Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise
Love is only one of many passions
Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies
Vulgar souls look hastily and superficially at the sea and accuse it of monotony; other more privileged beings could spend a lifetime admiring it and discovering new and changing phenomena that delight them. So it is with love
To speak of love is to make love
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