Love is no lack.
Meaning: Abundant affection enriches life without depleting the giver's supply or worth.
Origin: Recorded in A Dictionary of English Proverbs and Proverbial Phrases, an undated collection published in London by Whittaker & Co. around 1880 and credited to Thomas Preston. Its earlier history hasn't been traced.
More proverbs about Human Nature
- Love me, love my dog. — Accept someone's flaws and attachments if you truly value them as a person.
- Manners often make fortunes. — Polite behavior and social grace open doors that talent and ability alone cannot unlock.
- Marriages are made in heaven. — Destined partners find each other through forces beyond human control, suggesting compati…
- Money often makes the man. — Wealth grants influence and respect in society, shaping how others perceive and treat an…
- Old men are twice children. — Aging reverses mental acuity and emotional control, returning people to childlike depende…
- Penny wise and pound foolish. — Obsessing over minor savings while making careless decisions about major expenses creates…
From our idioms
- Dur à la détente — Slow to understand — or, in the other sense, reluctant to part with money.
- Qui paye ses dettes s'enrichit — Settling what you owe leaves you better off than owing it.
- Faire son deuil de quelque chose — To accept that something is lost and give up on it.