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Love can no more continue without a constant motion than fire can and when once you take hope and fear away, you take fr
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"Love can no more continue without a constant motion than fire can; and when once you take hope and fear away, you take from it its very life and being"

- Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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This quote by Francois de La Rochefoucauld speaks with the importance of motion in love. He compares love to fire, keeping in mind that both need constant movement in order to continue. Without motion, both love and fire will cease to exist. He even more discusses that hope and worry are important elements of love, and without them, love will lose its life and being. This quote stresses the importance of keeping love alive and active. It recommends that without hope and worry, love will become stagnant and eventually die. This quote serves as a tip to keep love alive and to never take it for given. It is a suggestion to keep the movement of love alive by accepting hope and worry.

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld This quote is written / told by Francois de La Rochefoucauld between September 15, 1613 and March 17, 1680. He was a famous Writer from France. The author also have 172 other quotes.

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