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Is love an art? Then it requires knowledge and effort.

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Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.

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There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers.

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For despite what some people say, love is not only a sweet falling bound to come and quickly go away.

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In spite of the deep-seated craving for love, almost everything else is considered to be more important than love: success, prestige, money, power-alm...more

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Love is not primarily a relationship to a specific person; it is an attitude, an ordination of character which determines the relatedness of the perso...more

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The cruelty itself is motivated by something deeper: the wish to know the secret of things and of life.

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Who will tell whether one happy moment of love or the joy of breathing or walking on a bright morning and smelling the fresh air is not worth all the...more

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The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must ...more

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Immature love says "I love you because I need you." Mature love says "I need you because I love you."

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People do not see that the main question is not : "Am I loved?" which is to a large extent the question : "Am I approved of? Am I protected? Am I admi...more

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One is not loved accidentally; one’s own power to love produces love - just as being interested makes one interesting. People are concerned with the q...more

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If other people do not understand our behavior—so what? Their request that we must only do what they understand is an attempt to dictate to us. If thi...more

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Love, experienced thus, is a constant challenge; it is not a resting place, but moving, growing, working together; even when there is harmony or confl...more

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Love is not primarily a relationship to a specific person; it is an attitude, an orientation of character which determines the relatedness of a person...more