Love is the richest of all
treasures.
Without it there is nothing;
and with it there is everything.
Love never perishes , even if the bones of a lover are ground fine like
powder. Just as the perfume of sandalwood does not leave it, even if it
is completely ground up, similarly the basis of love is the soul, and
it is indestructible and therefore eternal. Beauty can be destroyed ,
but not love.
