Hallow the body as a temple to comeliness and sanctify the heart as a sacrifice to love love recompenses the adorers.

Sex without love is a meaningless experience, but as far as meaningless experiences go its pretty damn good.

I think my passion is misinterpreted as anger sometimes. And I don't think people are ready for the message that I'm delivering, and delivering with a sense of violent love.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants.

What do I care about the purring of one who cannot love, like the cat?

No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?

Not necessity, not desire - no, the love of power is the demon of men. Let them have everything - health, food, a place to live, entertainment - they are and remain unhappy and low-spirited: for the demon waits and waits and will be satisfied.

The wise are wise only because they love. The fool are fools only because they think they can understand love.

Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.