Andreas Capellanus

“That which a lover takes against his will from his beloved has no relish.”

“No one can be bound by a double love.”

“A true lover does not desire to embrace in love anyone except his beloved.”

“He who is not jealous cannot love.”

“Every lover regularly turns pale in the presence of his beloved.”

“Love is always a stranger in the home of avarice.”

“When a lover suddenly catches sight of his beloved his heart palpitates.”

“Love can deny nothing to love.”

“Jealousy, and therefore love, are increased when one suspects his beloved.”

“A slight presumption causes a lover to suspect his beloved.”

“Love is a certain inborn suffering derived from the sight of and excessive meditation upon the beauty of the opposite sex.”

“A true lover is constantly and without intermission possessed by the thought of his beloved.”

“Real jealousy always increases the feeling of love.”

“Marriage is no real excuse for not loving.”

“It is well known that love is always increasing or decreasing.”

“Boys do not love until they arrive at the age of maturity.”

“A new love puts to flight an old one.”

“The easy attainment of love makes it of little value; difficulty of attainment makes it prized.”

“He who is tortured by an excess of love usually does not love.”

“The lover who is ashamed is afraid.”