Love is like a friendship caught on fire. In the beginning a flame, very pretty, often hot and fierce, but still only light and flickering. As love grows older, our hearts mature and our love becomes as coals, deep-burning and unquenchable.

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.

I still believe that all you need is love.

Hate the sin and love the sinner. Traditional saying - not first said by him.

Falling in love is not at all the most stupid thing that people do — but gravitation cannot be held responsible for it. Jotted (in German) on the margins of a letter to him (1933).

Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love.

There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.

Love has nothing to do with what you are expecting to get - only with what you are expecting to give - which is everything.

When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love has always won. There have been tyrants and murderers and for a time they seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall - think of it, always.

If we listened to our intellect we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go in business because we'd be cynical: "It's gonna go wrong." Or "She's going to hurt me." Or,"I've had a couple of bad love affairs, so therefore . . ." Well, that's nonsense. You're going to miss life. You've got to jump off the cliff all the time and build your wings on the way down.