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Patriotism having become one of our topicks, Johnson suddenly uttered, in a strong determined tone, an apophthegm, at which many will start: "Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel." But let it be considered that he did not mean a real and generous love of our country, but that pretended patriotism which so many, in all ages and countries, have made a cloak of self- interest. Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), quoted in Boswell's Life of Johnson'Tis better to have loved and lostThan never to have loved at all.
Alfred Lord Tennyson (1809 - 1892), In Memoriam, 1850, line 27, stanza 4But love is blind and lovers cannot seeThe pretty follies that themselves commit;
 For if they could, Cupid himself would blush
 To see me thus transformed to a boy.
William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), The Merchant of Venice, Act II Scene 6
When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will finally know peace. Jimi Hendrix (1942 - 1970)Alas my love you do me wrong,To cast me of discurteously;
 And I have loved you so long,
 Delighting in your company.
Anonymous, GreensleevesFor the sword outwears its sheath,And the soul wears out the breast,
 And the heart must pause for breath,
 And love itself have rest.
Lord Byron (1788 - 1824)Love seeketh not itself to please,Nor for itself hath any care,
 But for another gives its ease,
 And builds a Heaven in Hell's despair.
William Blake (1757 - 1827)So long as little children are allowed to suffer, there is no true love in this world. Isodore Duncan
Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves. Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Dignity and love do not blend well, nor do they continue long together. Ovid (43 BC - 17 AD)
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