“It is not how much you love someone, but who you are when you are with him.”
Source: The Accidental Tourist
“The proverb "Love him who loves you" is an ancient fact.”
Proverbio "ama chi t'ama" è fatto antico.
Canzone 105, st. 3
Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Life
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Proverbio "ama chi t'ama" è fatto antico.
Il Canzoniere (c. 1351–1353), To Laura in Life
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