Love is life’s end, but never ending. Love is life’s wealth, never spent, but ever spending. Love’s life’s reward, rewarded in rewarding.
Meaning of the quote
This quote by the English philosopher Herbert Spencer is describing the nature of love. It says that love is the ultimate goal or purpose of life, but that it never really ends. Love is like wealth that we can never use up, because we keep giving it to others. Love is also a reward in itself, because when we love someone, we are rewarded with the joy and fulfillment of that experience.
About Herbert Spencer
Herbert Spencer was a renowned English polymath who contributed to a wide range of subjects, including philosophy, biology, and sociology. He coined the phrase “survival of the fittest” and developed an all-encompassing theory of evolution, but his influence declined sharply after 1900.
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