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Love makes the world go `round

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  1. Love is the principal force behind human life. In medieval theology, it was held that love literally set the universe in motion.


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Irony, not love, makes the world go 'round.

From Los Angeles Times

Her sign was a picture of a globe: “Love makes the world go round right.”

From Salon

Apparently love makes the world go round.

From The Guardian

The show’s spirit was defined early on by “Love Makes the World Go Round,” Bob Merrill’s winsome carousel ditty from “Carnival.”

From New York Times

But though I always said that love makes the world go round, I've never been partial to vulgar flirtations.

From Project Gutenberg