[Quote of the Month: February] The theme is deep affection—words that pierce the heart and take your breath away.

Love is like a sweet flower. To pluck it, one must have the courage to go to the edge of a terrifying precipice.Stendhal

These are the words of Stendhal, the great French writer known for masterpieces such as The Red and the Black and On Love, who had “I lived, I wrote, I loved” inscribed on his own tombstone.

From this quote, one can sense an immense value placed on love.

Going to the edge of a sheer cliff to pick a flower would indeed be an act that risks one’s life.

If one still chooses to go and pick it, it must be because the feeling is worth staking one’s life on.

Wouldn’t you like to experience such a love at least once in your life?

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To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return.Madonna Louise Ciccone

Madonna Louise Ciccone, an American singer-songwriter who holds a Guinness World Record as the best-selling female recording artist worldwide.

When we love someone, we often wish to receive the same amount of love in return.

That desire stems from a strong longing to be loved, but love is originally the embodiment of caring for another person.

Her famous quote states that love without expecting anything in return is truly courageous.

When you feel anxious, why not recall this quote and take another look at your own way of loving?

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If you want to be loved by others, you must first love others.Lucius Annaeus Seneca

When people are loved by someone, they often gain confidence, and from that sense of security springs the energy to take on new challenges.

Love is wonderful, but there are also those who suffer, believing that no one loves them.

For those people, I’d like to share the words of Lucius Annaeus Seneca, a philosopher of ancient Rome: if you wish to be loved, first try loving someone yourself.

People naturally become interested in those who show them affection, and those in love somehow appear to shine with a special sparkle!

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Love is a purse of fortune: the more you give, the more it fills.Wilhelm Müller

Wilhelm Müller is a German poet known as the author of the lyrics for Schubert’s song cycles.

He likens love to a lucky purse, teaching us that by giving love, the happiness inside that purse grows even more.

If you give love to someone, it will eventually return to you in another form.

If you keep doing so, love will not diminish but continue to increase, bringing happiness.

Love can be called a bridge to a happy future, so rather than thinking you deserve to receive it, it would be wonderful if we could give to each other.

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Love is accepting someone as they are without asking them to change.Diego Fabbri

Love is not asking the other person to change, but accepting them exactly as they are. — Diego Fabbri (Italian playwright) #quote

Are you unconsciously imposing your own ideal by saying, “Wouldn’t it be better if you did it this way?” Even if you mean well, it might be causing the other person stress.

If that strikes a chord, keep in mind a famous quote by Diego Fabbri—also known for receiving the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic.

Just because you feel connected doesn’t mean you should expect too much.

Accepting the other person as they are is also a form of love.

Some people are always seeking change, while others believe unchanging constancy is happiness.

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