What is the main thing in love? To know and to hide. To know about the one you love and to hide that you love. At times the hiding (shame) overpowers the knowing (passion). The passion for the hidden - the passion for the revealed.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love involves balancing knowledge of the beloved with the hiding of one's own feelings.
- In plain terms
- Love means knowing about someone while hiding your love for them.
- What can you take from it?
- Secrets and knowledge both drive passionate love.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is love better hidden or revealed?
- How does shame affect love?
Another view
It assumes hiding love is necessary, which may not fit all relationships.
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