“Real love is always chaotic. You lose control; you lose perspective. You lose the ability to protect yourself. The greater the love, the greater the chaos. It’s a given and that’s the secret.”
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“You never lose by loving, you lose by holding back.”
Variant: You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.
Source: Chicken Soup for the Couple's Soul

“To lose the thing we love is greater pain
Than to desire and never to obtain.”
Che lasciar quel che s'ama, e peggio assai
Che disiarlo, e non averlo mai.
XVII, 6
Rifacimento of Orlando Innamorato

“When you lose someone and it still hurts, that's when you know the love was real.”
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“When you lose your temper, you lose a friend. When you lie, you lose yourself.”
Harvest Moon

“When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself.”
A New Earth (2005)
Source: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
“To love is to lose control. —Paulo Coelho”
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