To love for the sake of being loved is human, but to love for the sake of loving is angelic.

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"Sometimes, only one person is missing, and the whole world seems depopulated."

- Alphonse de Lamartine

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"Sometimes, when one person is absent, the whole world seems depopulated."

- Alphonse de Lamartine

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"Sometimes, when one person is missing, the whole world seems depopulated."

- Alphonse de Lamartine

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"Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can; and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys."

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"Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can."

- Alphonse de Lamartine

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"Love sees not with the eyes, but with the heart."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"The spell will be broken, the Beast will cease to exist, and I will become a prince once more, if she can learn to love and be loved in return."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love is not about finding someone perfect, but about accepting their imperfections."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love can break even the most powerful of curses."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love is not a choice, but a force that binds souls together."

- Beauty and the Beast

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