- Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
“Love: a temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder, This disease, like caries and many other ailments, is prevalent only among civilized races living under artificial conditions; barbarous nations breathing pure air and eating simple food enjoy immunity from its ravages. It is sometimes fatal, but more frequently to the physician than to the patient. Women in love are less ashamed than men. they have less to be ashamed of”. - Quotes by The Bible
“And Jacob served seen years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her. I am distressed for thee, my brother Jonathan: very pleasant hast thou been unto me: thy love to me was wonderful, passing the love of women. let him kiss me with the kisses of mouth. He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love. Stay me with flagons, comfort me with apples: for I am sick of loveMy beloved is mine, and I am his: he feedeth among the lilies. Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for love is strong as death; jealousy is cruel as the grave; the coals thereof are of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. A new commandment I give unto you. That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another. Love worketh no ill to his neighbour: therefore love is the fulfilling of the law. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. There is no fear in love; but perfect casteth out fear. To have and to hold from this day forward, for better for worse, for richer for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God’s holy ordinance: and there to I plight thee my troth’.
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