“Joy, like love, is an impenetrable, God-given state of being. The distinctions between joy and happiness and love and affection are important ones under the notion that happiness is an 'iffy' emotion, a highly dependent feeling both aroused and destroyed by external conditions apart from God. And the distinction between love and affection is parallel to such.” ImportantStatesFeelingsJoyGivenLove IsEmotionConditionsAnd LoveNotionAffectionDestroyedDistinctionDependentParallelsLike LoveJoy And HappinessHappiness And LoveLove And Affection Book:Killosophy Source: Killosophy
“And the true order of going, or being led by another, to the things of love, is to begin from the beauties of earth and mount upwards for the sake of that other beauty, using these steps only, and from one going on to two, and from two to all fair forms to fair practices, and from fair practices to fair notions, until from fair notions he arrives at the notion of absolute beauty, and at last knows what the essence of beauty is.” KnowsTwoEarthLastsFormOrderLove IsStepsPracticeFairsEssenceAbsolutesNotionSakeEssence Of BeautySymposium Book:The Portable Plato Source: The Portable Plato
“Love is about feeling that there is something bigger than just ourselves and our own worries and existence. Whether it is love of another person, of country, of God, of an idea, love is fundamentally an intense devotion to this notion that something is bigger than us. Love is ultimately larger than friendship, comfort, ceremony, knowledge, or joy. Indeed, as the Four Wise Ones once said, it may be all you need.” NeedsMayPersonsSaidIdeasCountryFeelingsJoyLove IsExistenceWorryWiseFourComfortBiggerNotionDevotionIntenseCeremony Author:Daniel Levitin
“Love is the single most powerful and important word and notion in culture and language. Until the power of love supersedes the love of power we have no chance of ever being successful.” ImportantCultureLanguageChanceLove IsPowerfulSuccessfulNotionBeing SuccessfulMost PowerfulPower Of LoveImportant WordsCulture And Language Author:Bill Walton