For above all things Love means sweetness, and truth, and measure; yea, loyalty to the loved one and to your word. And because of this I dare not meddle with so high a matter.
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I love no woman, for love is a serious business, not a jest.
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If one of two lovers is loyal, and the other jealous and false, how may their friendship last, for Love is slain!
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He who would tell divers tales must know how to vary the tune.
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