–love rules the world and without it there can never be a thrill of joy that amounts to much.

–it is lowly, and is liable to be trampled on.

and is familiar with your history, that you should accept him as a friend.  He may have been preparing a year to rob you.

–harm may come from it, and then you would feel “cheap.”

–it is another name for gambling, and will fill your life with feverish excitement and misery.