“To be unknown but loved by just one is better than being known by many but loved by none.”

“Then gaze not on other eyes, Love;
Breathe not other sighs, Love;
You may find many a brighter one
Than your own rose, but there are none
So true to thee, Love.”

“Better to be hated for being true than to be loved for being false.”

“A great deal of love given to a few is better than a little to many.”

“But of all motives, none is better adapted to secure influence and hold it fast than love; nothing is more foreign to that end than fear.”
Omnium autem rerum nec aptius est quicquam ad opes tuendas ac tenendas quam diligi nec alienius quam timeri.

“Whoever you are, now I place my hand upon you/ That you may be my poem/ I whisper with my lips close to your ear/ I have loved many women and men, but I love none better than you.”

“Love is many things none of them logical.”

“To me it seems much better to love a woman as a woman, than to make her one's idol, as many do. For my part, I am convinced that it is better to use than to abuse.”

“It is better to be a good human being than to be a bad one. It is just naturally better.”

“First best is falling in love. Second best is being in love. Least best is falling out of love. But any of it is better than never having been in love.”