“A boy’s love comes from a full heart; a man’s is more often the result of a full stomach.”
- Date
- 1886
Meaning of “A boy’s love comes from a full heart;…”
The contrast punctures mature romantic eloquence by suggesting comfort and appetite can masquerade as passion, while youthful awkwardness may reveal more direct feeling.
Where does it come from?
The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow, “On Being in Love”; the narrator contrasts youthful shyness with the polished declarations of older men.