From the Act of Union of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Horodlo, 1413.
...Nor can that endure which has not its foundation upon love. For love alone diminishes not, but shines with its own light, makes an end of discord, softens the fires of hate, restores peace to the world, brings together the sundered, redresses wrongs, aids all and injures none. And whoso invokes its aid shall find peace and safety and have no fear of future ill; through it laws are made, kingdoms are ruled, cities ordered, and the state of the Commonwealth attains to the highest end...
Let those be united to us by charity and made equal, whom the practice of religion and the identity of laws and privileges has bound to us. And we promise by our immutable and solemn word that we will never desert them...
Penultimate scene of "As Good As It Gets". Jack Nicholson to Helen Hunt..."
I might be the only person on the face of the Earth that knows you're the greatest woman on Earth. I might be the only one who appreciates how amazing you are in every single thing that you do, and in every thought that you have. And how you say what you mean and how you almost always mean something that's all about being straight and good.
I think most people miss that about you and I watch them, wondering how they can watch you bring their food and clear their tables and never get that they just met the greatest woman alive. And the fact that I get it makes me feel good.
"Jerry McGuire". Tom Cruise's character (Jerry) to Dorothy Boyd..."
Today, our company/family had a very big night. But it wasn't complete. It wasn't nearly close to being in the vicinity as complete, because I couldn't share it with you.
I couldn't hear your voice, or laugh about it with you. And I miss both.
You make me complete (You complete me).
It is an unhappy circumstance that the man so often should outlive the lover. |
(William Congreve - The Way of the World) |
Love sought is good, but given unsought is better. |
(William Shakespeare - Twelfth Night) |
Love's a thing that's never out of season. |
(Barry Cornwall) |