He brought me to the banqueting house, and his banner over me was love.
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John Cassian
AD 435
There is a properly ordered love that, while hating no one, loves certain persons more by reason of their good qualities. Although it loves everyone in a general way, nonetheless it makes an exception for itself of those whom it should embrace with a particular affection.