Full Idea
Love is desire for perpetual possession of the good.
Gist of Idea
Love is desire for perpetual possession of the good
Source
Plato (The Symposium [c.373 BCE], 206a)
Book Reference
Plato: 'The Symposium', ed/tr. Hamilton,W [Penguin 1951], p.86
A Reaction
Even the worst human beings often have lovers. 'Perpetual' is a nice observation.