First the lover must learn charity and keep God's law. Then he shall be blessed a hundredfold, and he shall do great things without great effort, and bear all pain without suffering. And so his life will surpass human reason indeed.

The new year has begun for us. / Now must God grant us with love / That we may be able so to begin it / That it may be of value for Love.

Love has seven names, / Which, as you know, are appropriate to her; / Chain, light, live coal, and fire - / ... dew, living spring, and hell.

May your service of love a beautiful thing; want nothing else, fear nothing else and let love be free to become what love truly is.

The soul who is most untouched is the most like to God.

For this is love's truth; she joins two in one being, makes sweet sour, strangers neighbors, and the lowly noble.

He who lives in despair / takes and gives in vain.