Valentine's Hub

Love is not greedy or self-seeking, but pure, faithful and genuinely free, open to others, respectful of their dignity, seeking their good, radiating joy and beauty. ~ Pope Benedict XVI

Duty makes us do things well, but love makes us do them beautifully. ~ Phillips Brooks

 Just as a mother with her own life
Protects her child, her only child, from harm,
So within yourself let grow
A boundless love for all creatures. ~ Gautama Buddha.

Let us, cautious in diction
And mighty in contradiction,
Love powerfully. ~ Martin Buber

Hatred has never stopped hatred. Only love stops hate. This is the eternal law. ~ Gautama Buddha

Let your love flow outward through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
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Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth. ~ Gautama Buddha

At the center of religion is love. I love you and I forgive you. I am like you and you are like me. I love all people. I love the world. I love creating. Everything in our life should be based on love. ~ Ray Bradbury


If everything is imperfect in this imperfect world, love is most perfect in its perfect imperfection. ~ Gunar Björnstrand

 Yes, Love indeed is light from heaven;
A spark of that immortal fire
With angels shared, by Allah given
To lift from earth our low desire. ~ Lord Byron

Please believe me when I say
This time I won't run away
I swear by all the heaven's stars above
Now that I've found you
I'm looking in the eyes of love.
- The Corrs

We are all born for love.
It is the principle of existence and its only end. ~ Benjamin Disraeli

Love one another. My final lesson of history is the same as that of Jesus.
You may think that's a lot of lollipop but just try it. Love is the most practical thing in the world. If you take an attitude of love toward everybody you meet, you'll eventually get along. ~ Will Durant