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You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long
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"You were made perfectly to be loved - and surely I have loved you, in the idea of you, my whole life long"

- Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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This quote by Elizabeth Barrett Browning talks to the concept that we are all completely made to be liked. It recommends that even if we have actually not been loved in the physical sense, we can still be enjoyed in the concept people. This idea of being loved in the concept people is something that can last a life time. It is a pointer that even if we have actually not been enjoyed in the physical sense, we can still be loved in the concept of us. This quote talks to the concept that love is not simply something that is given to us, however something that we can offer to ourselves. It is a pointer that we are all perfectly made to be loved, and that we can discover love in the idea of us. It is a suggestion that we can discover love in the idea people, even if we have not been liked in the physical sense.

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning This quote is written / told by Elizabeth Barrett Browning between March 6, 1806 and June 29, 1861. She was a famous Poet from United Kingdom. The author also have 29 other quotes.

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