You don't love a woman because she is beautiful

"You don't love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her." -Anonymous.
"Love is the immortal flow of energy that nourishes, extends and preserves. Its eternal goal is life." -Smiley Blanton
"You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection." -Buddha
"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within." -James Baldwin