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William Makepeace Thackeray

It is best to love wisely, no doubt but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all.

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Thackeray is saying that while it is ideal to love with good judgment and understanding, making mistakes in love is still preferable to not experiencing love whatsoever. He values the act of loving itself, even if it means being unwise or vulnerable.

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