Those who are faithful know only the trivial side of love; it is the faithless who know love's tragedies.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Faithful love stays safe, while love’s tragedies are known to those who have broken faith.
- In plain terms
- Only the faithless experience love’s hardships.
- What can you take from it?
- Be open to risk to truly understand love.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does safety limit love’s richness?
- What can the faithful learn from the faithless?
Another view
Faithful love can also be deep and meaningful.
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