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Came but for friendship, and took away love
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"Came but for friendship, and took away love"

- Thomas Moore

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This quote by Thomas Moore speaks with the power of love and how it can all of a sudden grab us. It suggests that when we enter into a situation expecting only friendship, love can take us by surprise and take over. It implies that love can be unexpected and can come out of nowhere, even when we least expect it. It likewise suggests that love can be so powerful that it can remove our expectations of friendship and change them with something much more powerful. This quote talks to the power of love and how it can take us by surprise and change our lives in unforeseen ways. It is a tip that love can be discovered in the most unexpected locations and that it can be so powerful that it can take away our expectations of relationship and replace them with something much more powerful.

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Thomas Moore This quote is written / told by Thomas Moore between May 28, 1779 and February 25, 1852. He was a famous Poet from Ireland. The author also have 22 other quotes.

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