A mighty pain to love it is, and 'tis a pain that pain to miss; but of all the pains, the greatest pain is to love, but love in vain.

Quote by Abraham Cowley

Topics: Disappointed Love Quotes, Love Quotes

A mighty pain to love it is, and 'tis a pain that pain to miss;...

A mighty pain to love it is, and 'tis a pain that pain to miss;...

His faith perhaps in some nice tenets might Be wrong; his life, I'm sure, was...

His faith perhaps in some nice tenets might Be wrong; his life, I'm sure, was...

Life is an incurable disease.

Life is an incurable disease.

Lukewarmness I account a sin, as great in love as in religion.

Lukewarmness I account a sin, as great in love as in religion.

The world's a scene of changes, and to be Constant, in Nature were inconstancy

The world's a scene of changes, and to be Constant, in Nature were inconstancy

For why / Should every creature drink but I, / Why, man of morals, tell...

For why / Should every creature drink but I, / Why, man of morals, tell...

Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and universal cure.

Of all ills that one endures, hope is a cheap and universal cure.

Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.

Curiosity does, no less than devotion, pilgrims make.

Nothing is to come, and nothing past: But an eternal now, does always last.

Nothing is to come, and nothing past: But an eternal now, does always last.

Hope! of all ills that men endure, the only cheap and universal cure.

Hope! of all ills that men endure, the only cheap and universal cure.

Solitude can be used well by very few people. They who do must have a...

Solitude can be used well by very few people. They who do must have a...

The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again; The...

The thirsty earth soaks up the rain, And drinks, and gapes for drink again; The...

The world's a scene of changes, and to be constant, in nature were inconstancy.

The world's a scene of changes, and to be constant, in nature were inconstancy.

God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.

God the first garden made, and the first city Cain.

This only grant me, that my means may lie too low for envy, for contempt...

This only grant me, that my means may lie too low for envy, for contempt...

Love without passion is dreary; passion without love is horrific.

Love without passion is dreary; passion without love is horrific.

Life is an incurable Disease

Life is an incurable Disease

Enjoy the times in which you are challenged in life, so that you may better...

Enjoy the times in which you are challenged in life, so that you may better...

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired...

Neither one should hesitate about dedicating oneself to philosophy when young, nor should get tired...

I'm not after fame and success and fortune and power. It's mostly [that I want]...

I'm not after fame and success and fortune and power. It's mostly [that I want]...