Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of …

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Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the gods; desired by those who have no part in him, and precious to those who have the better part in him. ✨ Plato (1871). The Dialogues of Plato, p.513
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