Quick-loving hearts ... may quickly loathe.

Elizabeth Barrett Browning
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Quick-loving hearts ... may quickly loathe. “Quick-loving hearts ... may quickly loathe” is a quote from Shakespeare’s “Timon of Athens.” It is one of the most memorable lines in the play.

Many people have never heard it until they read the play, which is understandable given its complicated plot and many characters, but it is also an important message to consider. The character Timon is trying to express the importance of having love that lasts. He says, “I know well enough that men may love long and farewell; but I do not know well enough that they will ever love again.”

Source: Sonnets From The Portuguese

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