Love is action. Words alone aren’t enough.Audrey Hepburn

Audrey Hepburn, the actress well known for the film Roman Holiday.

Beyond her beauty, she was also known as a woman who loved deeply.

Here is one of her striking quotes, which continues, “Words have never been enough on their own; we are born with the capacity to love.” Some people may find it hard to show their feelings through actions.

But a hug conveys our feelings far better than words of love.

When you need courage, remember these words.

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Being loved is not happiness; it is loving that is happiness.Hermann Hesse

Hermann Hesse was a leading German literary figure and writer.

His major works include “Beneath the Wheel,” “Demian,” and “The Glass Bead Game,” and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1946.

This quote may come as a surprise to many.

We tend to think that being loved equals happiness.

However, being loved by someone you don’t care for, or in circumstances you don’t desire, can hardly be called happiness.

Finding what you love and living alongside it—that is what can truly be called happiness.

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There are two ways for a woman to become beautiful: to fall in love well, and to quit a bad love.Akemi Hamao

People often say that “falling in love makes you more beautiful,” but Akemi Hamao, who worked as a newscaster and essayist, added that there’s another way women can become more beautiful: “stop a bad romance.” Indeed, if you’re dating someone who doesn’t cherish you, or involved in a relationship you can’t reveal to others, it’s hard to feel truly happy.

Forming good ties and cutting off bad ones—her words get to the heart of what relationships are really about.

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Love is not about gazing at each other, but about looking together in the same direction.Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Saint-Exupéry also distinguished himself as airmail pilot, which was rare at the time.

He was involved in pioneering flight routes between Europe and South America, so perhaps those experiences were reflected in his later works.

After all, there’s hardly anyone who doesn’t know his The Little Prince.

Hearing the words I’m about to introduce makes me think that love is like an alliance built on cherishing the same thing.

Rather than gazing at each other forever, it may be more like stepping forward together toward a shared goal.

Love is not something seen with the eyes, but with the heart.William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare not only left behind masterpieces like Hamlet and King Lear, but also countless mysteries that delight inquisitive minds—such as the tantalizing question, “Was he perhaps not a single person?” Perhaps because he created so many works, he seems to have a masterful command of the language of love as well.

We’re often prone to nitpicking the opposite sex’s appearance, but it feels as though we’re being gently admonished: “The things that matter most are invisible to the eye.” Though unrelated to romance, it might be a saying that, in a way, resonates with Bruce Lee’s famous line: “Don’t think.

Feel!”

On that day, you just might meet your destined someone. For the sake of that destiny, you should be as cute as possible.Coco Chanel

You never know when or where a fateful encounter will happen, do you? One day you might suddenly meet your destined person—that’s why, according to Coco Chanel, the founder of Chanel, you should always look as cute as possible.

Although she remained single throughout her life, she was known as a woman who loved many romances.

While these words are addressed to women, keeping yourself polished for opportunities that can come at any time is important regardless of gender.

And perhaps it’s something that matters not only in love, but in life as a whole.

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Love is trust. When you love someone, you must believe in them completely.Marilyn Monroe

This famous quote speaks to the essence of love—what it truly means to love someone.

Its author is Marilyn Monroe, an actress adored across generations.

She said that love is about trusting the other person completely.

That may well be the very heart of being in love.

Known as a woman of many romances, she married and divorced three times and was rumored to have dated numerous notable figures.

These words, born from her own experiences, are ones we should keep close to our hearts.

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