“Every good relationship, especially marriage, is based on respect. If it’s not based on respect, nothing that appears to be good will last very long.” -Amy Grant
To love is to receive a glimpse of heaven.” – Karen Sunde
“The purpose of relationship is not to have another who might complete you, but to have another with whom you might share your completeness.” –Neale Donald Walsch ~
“Love is a verb. Love – the feeling – is a fruit of love, the verb. So love her. Serve her. Sacrifice. Listen to her. Empathize. Appreciate. Affirm her. Love is a value that is actualized through loving actions.” –Stephen R. Covey
“A person doesn’t have to be perfect to be exactly what you need.” – Scrubs
“You’ll discover that real love is millions of miles past falling in love with anyone or anything. When you make that one effort to feel compassion instead of blame or self-blame, the heart opens again and continues opening.” –Sara Paddison
“True love does not come by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.” –Jason Jordan
“Perfect love is rare indeed – for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain.” –Leo Buscaglia
“The most wonderful of all things in life, I believe, is the discovery of another human being with whom one’s relationship has a glowing depth, beauty, and joy as the years increase.” –Sir Hugh Walpoe
“You will know that forgiveness has begun when you recall those who hurt you and feel the power to wish them well.” –Lewis B. Smedes
“Through my love for you, I want to express my love for the whole cosmos, the whole of humanity, and all beings. By living with you, I want to learn to love everyone and all species. If I succeed in loving you, I will be able to love everyone and all species on Earth… This is the real message of love.” — Thich Nhat Hanh
“If our love is only a will to possess, it is not love.” –Thich Nhat Hanh
“True love always brings joy to ourselves and to the one we love. If our love does not bring joy to both of us, it is not true love.” –THICH NHAT HANH
“Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind; and therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” –William Shakespeare
“The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.”—Quentin Crisp
