Love, ah Love, when your slipknot's drawn, One can but say, 'Farewell, good sense.'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love is depicted as an irresistible force that overrides rational thought and common sense.
- In plain terms
- When love takes hold, logic no longer matters.
- What can you take from it?
- Love often defies reason.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does love require abandoning reason?
- Is irrationality a sign of true love?
Another view
It oversimplifies love as always irrational.
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