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Topic·Loved ones✕clear
Classical antiquity1 quote
Some say cavalry and others claim infantry or a fleet of long oars is the supreme sight on the black earth. I say it is the one you love. — Sappho · 570 BC
Middle Ages1 quote
For we do not easily expect evil of those whom we love most. — Peter Abelard · 1132