proverb · Words worth keeping
Love is no lack.
Love is no lack.
Understand the thought
Meaning in plain English
The saying refuses to call love a lack. It gives affection the value of something present or sufficient rather than treating it as an absence.
Example
A household values its affection while also discussing practical needs that affection alone does not settle.
Deeper explanation and when to use it
The compact negative can be read as affirming love’s importance, but it does not identify which kind of love or circumstance is meant. A careful application can acknowledge affection’s value while allowing material needs and responsibilities to remain real. It should not require someone to accept deprivation merely because affection is offered.
When to use it
Use it to discuss a qualified affirmation of love’s value.
Keep in mind
The phrase is not a guarantee of sufficiency in every part of life.
An interpretation of the words, not a claim about their earliest origin.
Attribution & collection notes
- Author or tradition
- Traditional
Attribution: traditional - Country attributed
- Not established
A country attribution does not establish the earliest origin. - Historical period
- Date unknown
- Culture
- English