Quote by Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort of antipathy, or opposing passion. Each strives to be the other, and both together make up one whole.

Sympathy constitutes friendship; but in love there is a sort

Summary

This quote suggests that while sympathy is the foundation of friendship, love is characterized by a contradictory and opposing passion. In love, two individuals seek to fully embody and understand each other, uniting to form a complete whole. It implies that love encompasses a deeper and more intense connection, where two individuals strive to merge their differences and become intertwined in a way that surpasses mere sympathy and transforms into a complex and passionate bond.

By Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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