We all know that today is Valentine’s Day. But – did you know:
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Charles,
Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London,
wrote the oldest valentine that is in existence.
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Approximately
1 billion Valentine cards are sent each year.
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Legend
says that Roman Emperor Claudius II did not want men to marry, as they made
better soldiers if they were single. However, Bishop Valentine continued to perform
marriages anyway until he was beheaded on February 14, 270 A.D.
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Teachers
receive the most Valentine cards, followed by children, mothers, wives and
sweethearts.
Top 10 Valentine
Quotes:
“So often when we say “I love you” with a huge “I” and a
small “you.” – Antony, Russian Orthodox Archbishop of England
“Among those whom I like, I can find no common denominator,
but among those whom I love, I can; all of them make me laugh. – W. H. Auden
“An archaeologist is the best husband any woman can have: The
older she gets, the more interested he is in her.” – Agatha Christie
“The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the
love that an old man has for his old wife.” – Will Durant
“Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness
paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life; love sweetens it.
Bitterness sickens life; love heals it. Bitterness blinds life, love anoints
its eyes.” – Harry Emerson Fosdick
“Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem
of human existence.” – Erich Fromm
“The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity-love.
And the story of a love is not important-what is
important is that one is
capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity.” –
Helen Hayes
“And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love they neighbor
as thyself.” – Mathew 22:39
“The greatest healing therapy is friendship and love.” –
Hubert Humphrey
“I find as I grow older that I love those most whom I love
first.” – Thomas Jefferson
Happy Valentine’s Day!
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