Oh! voila l'amour vrai, sans chicanes: il est ou n'est pas; mais quand il est, il doit se produire dans son immensite.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True love is simple: it either exists or not, but when it does, it must be vast.
- In plain terms
- Real love is either present or absent, and when present it should be expansive.
- What can you take from it?
- Allow love to be open and generous.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do we measure the 'vastness' of love?
- Is simplicity always a virtue in love?
Another view
Love can also be quiet and modest.
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