My friend and Worldwide Talent Director at Saatchi & Saatchi Milano Reyna send me a bunch of pictures from his local, Raymond’s Diner. It’s a smart looking place, and all the mirrors feature quotes about love. Here’s the line-up, through the ages.
- “There is no remedy for love but to love more.” – Aristotle
- “Love takes up where knowledge leaves off.” – Thomas Aquinas
- “Love does not dominate, it cultivates.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
- “It is impossible to love and be wise.” – Francis Bacon
- “Love is a smoke made with the fume of sighs.” – William Shakespeare
- “If you would be loved, love, and be lovable.” – Benjamin Franklin
- “Love is the only gold.” – Alfred Tennyson
- “One is very crazy when in love.” – Sigmund Freud
- “You can’t blame gravity for falling in love.” – Albert Einstein
- “Love is the greatest refreshment in life.” – Pablo Picasso
- “All you need is love but a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.” – Charles Schultz
- “For small creatures such as we the vastness is bearable only through love.” – Carl Sagan
- “Love is the flower you’ve got to let grow.” – John Lennon
- “Love is like a virus. It can happen to anybody at any time.” – Maya Angelou
- “Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good, too.” – Yogi Berra