Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind. Nor hath Love’s mind of any judgment taste. Wings, and no eyes, figure unheedy haste. And therefore is Love said to be a child Because in choice he is so oft beguiled.
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From William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 1, Scene 1. Reflecting on her unreturned love for Demetrius, Helena describes love as blind, impulsive, and easily mistaken in its choices. Verified against the Folger Shakespeare Library’s text.