7 LOVE QUOTES FROM THE COURT

The Supreme Court, once in a while, steps out from the chamber of pure legal tones, and vividly paints its picture of love and relationship. Below are only a few of the High Court’s distinctive love quotes.

One of the ironic verities of life, it has been said, is that sorrow is sometimes a touchstone of love. (Libi v. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 70890, 18 September 1992)

If the two (persons) eventually fell in love, despite the disparity in their ages and academic levels, this only lends substance to the truism that the heart has reasons of its own which reason does not know. But, definitely, yielding to this gentle and universal emotion is not to be so casually equated with immorality. The deviation of the circumstances of their marriage from the usual societal pattern cannot be considered as a defiance of contemporary social mores.” (Chua-Qua vs. Clave, G.R. No. L-49549, 30 August 1990)

We cannot castigate a man for seeking out the partner of his dreams, for marriage is a sacred and perpetual bond which should be entered into because of love, not for any other reason. (Patricia Figueroa vs. Simeon Barranco, Jr., GR No. 97369, 31 July 1997)

The nuptial vows which solemnly intone the matrimonial promise of love for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part,’ are sometimes easier said than done, for many a marital union figuratively ends on the reefs of matrimonial shoals. (People of the Philippines vs. Ruben Takbobo, GR No. 102984, 30 June 1993)

Marital union is a two-way process. An expressive interest in each other’s feelings at a time it is needed by the other can go a long way in deepening the marital relationship. Marriage is definitely not for children but for two consenting adults who view the relationship with love amor gignit amorem, respect, sacrifice and a continuing commitment to compromise, conscious of its value as a sublime social institution. (Chi Ming Tsoi vs. Court of Appeals and Gina Lao- Tsoi, GR No. 119190, 16 January 1997)

Love happens to everyone. It is dubbed to be boundless as it goes beyond the expectations people tagged with it. In love, “age does matter.” People love in order to be secure that one will share his/her life with another and that he/she will not die alone. Individuals who are in love had the power to let love grow or let love die – it is a choice one had to face when love is not the love he/she expected. (Dr. Tayag as quoted in Padilla-Rumbaua v. Rumbaua, G.R. No. 166738)

In rape, the ‘sweetheart’ defense must be proven by compelling evidence: first, that the accused and the victim were lovers; and, second, that she consented to the alleged sexual relations. The second is as important as the first, because this Court has held often enough that love is not a license for lust. (People vs. Olesco, G.R. No. 174861, April 11, 2011)

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