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Marie de France

For above all things Love means sweetness, and truth, and measure yea, loyalty to the loved one and to your word. And because of this I dare not meddle with so high a matter.

Marie de France

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Marie de France emphasizes that love involves kindness, honesty, balance, and faithfulness both to the person you love and to your promises. Because love is such a serious and delicate matter, she feels it is not something to interfere with lightly.

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