Amazwi othando ziindlela zokubonisa izimvo malunga nale mvakalelo yomntu inzulu. Ezi binzana zikholelwa ukuba ziyinyani malunga nokuba luyintoni uthando kwaye lilawula njani ubomi. Ngelixa ezinye zezi ntetho ziphantse zaba yinto nje engenamsebenzi, ezinye zifihlakele ngakumbi kodwa zichanekile kwiinyaniso zazo ezingapheliyo.
1. Ukungabikho kwenza intliziyo ikhule ithanda.
UThomas Haynes Bayly (Imbongi yesiNgesi)
Le ntetho ichaza indlela umntu alangazelela ngayo umntu amthandayo xa bohlukene. Kulula ukuthatha ubukho bomntu omthandayo ngokungathandabuzekiyo, kodwa kwakamsinya nje ukuba umntu akasekho apho, ulangazelelo ngokukhawuleza luzalisa indawo engenanto.
2. 'Ekuchukumeni kothando, wonke umntu uba yimbongi.'
Isitya (Isithandi sobulumko samandulo samaGrike)
Amazwi efilosofi yamaGrike ayinyani kwaye anzulu namhlanje njengoko ayenjalo phantse kwiminyaka engama-2 400 eyadlulayo. Xa abantu bethandana, icala labo lokuthandana liyatyatyamba kunye nemibongo yindlela yesiko yokubonisa olo thando.
3. Lowo ufuna ukwenza okulungileyo, unkqonkqoza esangweni; Lowo uthanda ufumana amasango evulekile.
URabindranath Tagore (Isithandi sobulumko esingumIndiya)
Eli binzana libonisa ukuba uthando luvula amasango abantu abangenako ukuwavula ngokwabo, nokuba benza izinto ezilungileyo. Yenza inqaku lokuba uthando alunazithintelo kwaye alunamida.
4. Uthando ayisiyonto uyifumanayo. Uthando yinto ekufumanayo.
ULoretta oselula (Umlingisi owaziwayo ukusukela kwiminyaka yoo-1940 ukuya koo-1960)
Eli lizwi licacisa ukuba awunakuzinyanzela njani ukuba uthande umntu. Ukuba uphuma uyokufuna uthando, oko akuthethi ukuba uza kulifumana. Uthando alunakulawuleka. Amandla kuye, uthando luhlala lubetha xa ungazami ukulufumana.
5. Intliziyo ifuna into efunwa yintliziyo
UEmily Dickinson (Imbongi yaseMelika)
Le ntetho yanamhlanje ithathelwe kwisicatshulwa sokuqala, 'Intliziyo ifuna le nto iyifunayo - kungenjalo ayikhathali.' Le ntetho ithandwayo ihlala isetyenziswa njengesizathu sokungathembeki okanye sokuthanda umntu ongafanelekanga. Kuthetha ukuba ekubeni amandla othando engalawulekiyo kwaye emaninzi, ngekhe uzincede.
6. 'Uthando aluboni.'
I-Chaucer , Ibali loMthengisi (1405)
UShakespeare waphakamisa esi sicatshulwa ku-Chaucer kwaye wasisebenzisa kwimidlalo yakhe emininzi. Ngaphezulu kweenkulungwane, kuye kwaba yintetho eyamkelwa njengenyaniso yothando. Ihlala isetyenziselwa ukucacisa ukuba umntu angamthanda njani umntu onesiphene okanye umntu ombi.
7. 'Uthando lwenza umhlaba ujikeleze.'
Igalelo lemfundiso yenkolo yamaxesha aphakathi, eli binzana lisekwe kwinkolelo yokuba uthando lwadala yonke into. Uthando yinto ebeka umhlaba ukuba uhambe kwaye yonke enye into kwindalo iphela ilandelwe. Namhlanje, loo ntsingiselo ayitshintshanga- ngaphandle kothando akukho nto.
8. Uthando luyoyisa konke. '
Uthando loyisa konke (Imbongi yaseRoma)
Le ntetho iveza uluvo lokuba ayikho into engenakoyiswa luthando. Kuthetha ukuba uthando lolona luvo luphezulu kunye nomlawuli wabo bonke ubomi babantu. Intetho yantlandlolo yayisithi, 'Uthando luyoyisa zonke izinto; nathi masizinikele eluthandweni. '
9. Lunye kuphela ulonwabo ebomini - ukuthanda nokuthandwa.
UGeorge Sand , (igama lokubhala lika-Amantine Lucile Ukusa Dupin)
Le ntetho ibandakanya ifilosofi kaSand, awayehlala kuyo ngokuzibandakanya kwimicimbi emininzi yothando angazami ukuyifihla eluntwini. Intsingiselo ehanjisiweyo yeyokuba kufuneka uthande kwaye uthandwe ngembuyekezo ukuba ufuna ubomi obuzaliswe lulonwabo.
10. Uthando bubuhlobo obuvutha umlilo.
UAnn Landers ( Buza uAnn Umlobi weengcebiso)
Le ntetho iyinxalenye yengxelo ebanzi eyenziwe nguLanders, kodwa eli candelo labetha ngokukhethekileyo. Eli binzana libonisa indlela ubuhlobo obuhlala buqhekeka ngayo eluthandweni. Intlantsi yothando inokuba ngesiquphe nangalindelekanga.
