“All love is lost but upon God alone.”– William Dunbar Related Quotes “Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I will not forget you. Love me and I may be forced to love you.”– William Arthur Ward “Absence diminishes mediocre passions and increases great ones, as the wind extinguishes candles and fans fires.”– Francois de La Rochefoucauld “If you cannot inspire a woman with love of you, fill her above the brim with love of herself all that runs over will be yours.”– Charles Caleb Colton