Sarah Jacks Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 (edited) I'm seeking some good rational quotes about love that exemplify my vales. I don't want to limit them only to Ayn Rand. Although she has some beautiful quotes about love and I'm open to them, I would like a little variety in the source of my quotes. Below are some of the quotes I've come up with so far. If anyone has anything to add to the mix I would love to see them. To love is to value. Only a rationally selfish man, a man of self-esteem, is capable of love - because he is the only man capable of holding firm, consistent, uncompromising, unbetrayed values. The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone. -- Ayn Rand Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. --Robert H Heinlein To say 'I love you' one must first be able to say the 'I.' --Ayn Rand Edited April 12, 2009 by Sarah Jacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip Posted April 12, 2009 Report Share Posted April 12, 2009 <Mr. Picky> Heinlein's middle initial is A </Mr. Picky> For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings, That then I scorn to change my state with kings. -- William Shakespeare Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Jacks Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 <Mr. Picky> Heinlein's middle initial is A </Mr. Picky> For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings, That then I scorn to change my state with kings. -- William Shakespeare Duly noted, I'll take care of that. Thanks for the quote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristotlejones Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Duly noted, I'll take care of that. Thanks for the quote. Mo hinline quots: A competent and self-confident person is incapable of jealousy in anything. Jealousy is invariably a symptom of neurotic insecurity. "Love" is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own... Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy. The more you love, the more you can love — and the more intensely you love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love. If a person had time enough, he could love all of that majority who are decent and just. “The most preposterous notion that H. sapiens has ever dreamed up is that the Lord God of Creation, Shaper and Ruler of all the Universes, wants the saccharine adoration of His creatures, can be swayed by their prayers, and becomes petulant if He does not receive this flattery. Yet this absurd fantasy, without a shred of evidence to bolster it, pays all the expenses of the oldest, largest, and least productive industry in all history.” “The second most preposterous notion is that copulation is inherently sinful.” <Φ>aj For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings, That then I scorn to change my state with kings. -- William Shakespeare Take not lightly liberty To have it you must live it And like love, don't you see To keep it you must give it Meplat <Φ>aj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 The more you love, the more you can love — and the more intensely you love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love. If a person had time enough, he could love all of that majority who are decent and just. I don't want to hijack the thread, but this quote reminds me of my opinion on monogamy. As I see it, polygamy/polyamory is not immoral. But for many people it is probably a poor decision for managing their time and energy. “The most preposterous notion ...” That's one of my favorite Heinlein quotes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aristotlejones Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 I don't want to hijack the thread, but this quote reminds me of my opinion on monogamy. As I see it, polygamy/polyamory is not immoral. But for many people it is probably a poor decision for managing their time and energy. Polygamy/polyamory usually becomes more problematic only when consent is required. Mo hinline quots: Everybody lies about sex. Sin lies only in hurting other people unnecessarily. All other "sins" are invented nonsense. (Hurting yourself is not sinful - just stupid.) Touch is the most fundamental sense. A baby experiences it all over, before he is born and long before he learns to use sight, hearing, or taste, and no human ever ceases to need it... A woman is not property, and husbands who think otherwise are living in a dreamworld. [And visa versa. aj] Rub her feet. If you don't like yourself, you can't like other people. <Φ>aj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softwareNerd Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Victor Hugo is always fun for quotes. Here are a few I picked off the web: "I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul." "Nature has made a pebble and a female. The lapidary makes the diamond, and the lover makes the woman." "The first symptom of love in a young man is timidity; in a girl boldness." "To love is to act." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Mac Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Berton Braley has some great poems about love and relationships. http://www.bertonbraley.com/subject_index_of_poems.htm (see Romantic Love section) More good stuff about relationships, love and marriage from Leanne Bell. http://www.andtheylivedhappilyeverafter.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randroid Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 http://www.bertonbraley.com/subject_index_of_poems.htm (see Romantic Love section) http://www.andtheylivedhappilyeverafter.com/ Wow, that's a gold mine of good stuff right there, from what I can tell after a quick look. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah Jacks Posted April 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thanks you all, you've been a big help. =) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-Mac Posted April 13, 2009 Report Share Posted April 13, 2009 Wow, that's a gold mine of good stuff right there, from what I can tell after a quick look. Thanks for sharing! You're welcome! With regards to Braley, I must give credit to West and/or athena...I was looking for a good book of poems to give Santiago for his birthday last year and one or both of them suggested it to me. At the time, I found a used paperback for around $35, but now I can't find it anywhere for less than $85, so I guess demand has increased since then?? Anyway, if you can find any of his books, grab em! Santiago read Negation to me during our wedding ceremony on Saturday and it was awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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