Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker argues that making mistakes in love is better than never loving.
- In plain terms
- It is better to love wrongly than not at all.
- What can you take from it?
- Love is worth the risk even if it fails.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Would you risk bad love?
- Is love worth pain?
Another view
It dismisses the harm some bad relationships cause.
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