A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.

Quote by Thomas Moore

Topics: Famous Love Quotes, Love Quotes

Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves...

Plants that wake when others sleep. Timid jasmine buds that keep their fragrance to themselves...

Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity.

Like ships that have gone down at sea, when heaven was all tranquillity.

Came but for friendship, and took away love.

Came but for friendship, and took away love.

This is the right time, and this is the right thing.

This is the right time, and this is the right thing.

And soon, too soon, we part with pain, To sail o'er silent seas again.

And soon, too soon, we part with pain, To sail o'er silent seas again.

When we allow ourselves to exist truly and fully, we sting the world with our...

When we allow ourselves to exist truly and fully, we sting the world with our...

A pretty wife is something for the fastidious vanity of a rougue to retire upon.

A pretty wife is something for the fastidious vanity of a rougue to retire upon.

No, there's nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream.

No, there's nothing half so sweet in life as love's young dream.

Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print.

Though an angel should write, still 'tis devils must print.

A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady.

A friendship that like love is warm; A love like friendship, steady.

Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have...

Study until twenty-five, investigation until forty, profession until sixty, at which age I would have...

Bastard Freedom waves Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves.

Bastard Freedom waves Her fustian flag in mockery over slaves.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.

Those who plot the destruction of others often perish in the attempt.

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury.

It is only to the happy that tears are a luxury.

While mantling on the maiden's cheek Young roses kindled into thought.

While mantling on the maiden's cheek Young roses kindled into thought.

Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world.

Finding the right work is like discovering your own soul in the world.

Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery.

Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery.

The universe is an intelligence test.

The universe is an intelligence test.

The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because...

The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because...

During the Cold War, we gathered information by listening to the Soviets, taking pictures of...

During the Cold War, we gathered information by listening to the Soviets, taking pictures of...