"It takes a great deal of Christianity to wipe out uncivilized Eastern instincts, such as falling in love at first sight."

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"The greatest efforts of the race have always been traceable to the love of praise, as its greatest catastrophes to the love of pleasure."

— John Ruskin

Art1819–1900

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"“I think you should know that I’m a devout Christian.” I took that to mean that my new servant wholeheartedly disapproved of almost everything I might say or do."

— George Alec Effinger

Literature1947–2002

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"Love is free: to promise for ever to love the same woman, is not less absurd than to promise to believe the same creed: such a vow in both cases, excludes us from all enquiry."

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

Literature1792–1822

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