When love grows diseased, the best thing we can do is to put it to a violent death. I cannot endure the torture of a lingering and consumptive passion.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When romantic love becomes toxic and painful, it is better to end it decisively than to suffer through a slow decline.
- In plain terms
- Ending a toxic relationship quickly is better than dragging it out.
- What can you take from it?
- Cut off toxic relationships decisively to avoid prolonged suffering.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is it better to end something than fix it?
- How do you know when pain outweighs hope?
Another view
Some relationships can be healed rather than ended abruptly.
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