Eraldo BanovacA person who is too proud in love will suffer from the devastating bitterness in the end.
About This Quote
When we fall in love we think we can do no wrong. We are so consumed with our love that everything about the person we have fallen for fits into place. It is not until later that we realize that what was truly beautiful was just a mask, hiding the real person inside. This line is derived from William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet.” It is spoken by the character Benvolio, who begins to have doubts about Romeo’s intentions toward his sister.
He first expresses his love for Juliet, but then corrects himself, saying “I am not proud to love her. I am not proud to be loved by her.” The idea here is that pride can blind us from seeing the person behind the mask.
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