H. L. Mencken Quotes

Love is the attempt to form a friendship inspired by beauty.

Love is a great beautifier.

The fact is that love is of two kinds, one which commands, and one which obeys. The two are quite distinct, and the passion to which the one gives rise is not the passion of the other.

Love is like the measles; we all have to go through it.

Love is love's reward.

Love is a positive effect. Love can never have a negative effect, only a positive effect.

Personally, love is very important for me. There are lots of ordinary things in life, so love should be extraordinary. I hope I achieve that.

As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.

Love is something that grows, that comes from nourishment; it builds.

If love is the answer, could you please rephrase the question?

Love is the master key that opens the gates of happiness, of hatred, of jealousy, and, most easily of all, the gate of fear.

People think love is an emotion. Love is good sense.

What a grand thing, to be loved! What a grander thing still, to love!

I have been in love, and it was a great feeling. It's when you are attracted to and feel affection for someone. You want to do things for that person. But only love isn't enough in a relationship - understanding and communication are very important aspects.

Every one of us, no matter how damaged or abnormal or shut down, we're all looking for love. Every person needs love in this world, but our views on what love is vary enormously.

Love is the strange bewilderment that overtakes one person on account of another person.

Love is like a beautiful flower which I may not touch, but whose fragrance makes the garden a place of delight just the same.

There is only one situation I can think of in which men and women make an effort to read better than they usually do. It is when they are in love and reading a love letter.

Love is an emotion. It can't be seen or touched, and it is experienced differently by everyone, therefore it is difficult to measure.

For me, love is happiness and inspiration.

In expressing love we belong among the undeveloped countries.

My wife would say I'm not romantic at all, but I would say that I'm the ultimate romancer because I write about... life being brilliant.

Love is what you've been through with somebody.

I adore being with Roberta. I adore being in her spiritual light. I adore being close to her talent and gifts.

Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods.