Amor e fogo que arde sem se ver, E ferida que doi, e nao se sente; E um contentamento descontente, E dor que desatina sem doer. E um nao querer mais que bem querer; E um andar solitario entre a gente; E nunca contentar-se de contente; E um cuidar que ganha em se perder.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love is described as a painful yet desired paradox.
- In plain terms
- Love hurts but you want it anyway.
- What can you take from it?
- Love is complex and contradictory.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can love exist without pain?
- What do you lose in love?
Another view
Love is not always positive.
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