We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire. -Francois de La Rochefoucauld

When we love, we admire with the heart. -Unknown

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind. -Theophile Gautier

We can admire what we see, but we can only love what we truly know. -Unknown

The faults of his adored escape the notice of the blind admirer. -Unknown

If the eye do not admire, the heart will not desire. -Unknown

Love is not a matter of what happens in life. It's a matter of what's happening in your heart. -Ken Keyes

A loving heart is the truest wisdom. -Charles Dickens

Inside the heart of each and every one of us there is a longing to be understood by someone who really cares. When a person is understood, he or she can put up with almost anything in the world. -Ed Hird

Two hearts, two minds, in time did find one love, one aim two paths the same. Hold fast... and love will last. -Matt Buttram

The heart is the place where we live our passions. It is frail and easily broken, but wonderfully resilient. There is no point in trying to deceive the heart. It depends upon our honesty for its survival. -Leo Buscaglia, Born For Love

Ah, how skillful grows the hand
That obeyeth Love's command!
It is the heart and not the brain
That to the highest doth attain,
And he who followeth Love's behest
Far excelleth all the rest. -Henry W. Longfellow

My heart to you is given:
Oh, do give yours to me;
We'll lock them up together,
And throw away the key. -Frederick Saunders