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To love one person with a private love is poor and miserable: to love all is glorious
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"To love one person with a private love is poor and miserable: to love all is glorious"

- Thomas Traherne

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This quote by Thomas Traherne speaks to the power of love and how it can be used to bring glory and pleasure to our lives. By enjoying someone with a personal love, we are restricting ourselves to a single source of pleasure and satisfaction. This is a poor and miserable way to live, as it does not enable us to experience the fullness of love that is readily available to us. On the other hand, when we open our hearts to love all, we are able to experience a much greater sense of pleasure and fulfillment. This is since when we enjoy all, we have the ability to experience the appeal and pleasure of caring various individuals, and this is a far more wonderful method to live. By liking all, we are able to experience a much higher sense of connection and delight, and this is something that is really wonderful.

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United Kingdom Flag This quote is written / told by Thomas Traherne. He/she was a famous Clergyman from United Kingdom. The author also have 11 other quotes.

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