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“Men are more ready to offend one who desires to be beloved than one who wishes to be feared.”

Men Life Desire Wish Ready Beloved

Author:Niccolo Machiavelli

“The pleasantest part of a man's life is generally that which passes in courtship, provided his passion be sincere, and the party beloved kind with discretion. Love, desire, hope, all the pleasing emotions of the soul, rise in the pursuit.”

Men Kind Soul Life Is Desire Passion Party Emotion Pursuit Beloved Sincere Discretion Courtship

Book:The spectator

Source: The spectator

“One of the keystones of romantic love - and also of the ecstatic religion practiced by mystics - is the powerful desire to become one with the beloved.”

Desire Powerful Beloved Mysticism Romantic Love Ecstatic Keystones

Book:A Natural History of Love: Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the Senses

Source: A Natural History of Love: Author of the National Bestseller A Natural History of the Senses

“I am kept in bondage by the moles of my beloved.”

Desire Beloved Bondage Moles

Author:Mason Cooley

“Seek and Hide: the Lover gazes at the Beloved. The Beloved looks away. The Beloved turns and looks at the Lover. The Lover runs away.”

Looks Running Desire Turns Lovers Beloved Running Away

Author:Mason Cooley