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Love is free to promise for ever to love the same woman is not less absurd than to promise to believe the same creed suc
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"Love is free; to promise for ever to love the same woman is not less absurd than to promise to believe the same creed; such a vow in both cases excludes us from all inquiry"

- Percy Bysshe Shelley

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This quote by Percy Bysshe Shelley is a discourse on the suggestion of making a lifelong dedication to like one person. He recommends that it is as unreasonable as assuring to believe the same creed for life, as it restricts our ability to discover as well as question. Love, according to Shelley, is totally free and ought to not be bound by any promises or assumptions. He thinks that love should be open as well as free, which it should not be restricted by any assurances of permanence. He encourages us to explore and also doubt our beliefs as well as sensations, and also to not be bound by any type of guarantees of permanence. He believes that love ought to be open and totally free, and that it should not be restricted by any promises of permanence. He encourages us to check out and doubt our ideas and feelings, and to not be bound by any kind of assurances of durability. He believes that love needs to be experienced with no assumptions or promises, and that it must be permitted to grow and develop naturally.

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England Flag This quote is written / told by Percy Bysshe Shelley between August 4, 1792 and July 8, 1822. He/she was a famous Poet from England. The author also have 37 other quotes.

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