Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.
Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.
We acknowledge but one motive – to follow the truth as we know it, whithersoever it may lead us; but in our heart of hearts we are well assured that the truth which has made us free, will in the end make us glad also.
Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely.
The love which moves the world, according to common Christian belief, is God’s love and the love of God.
Think how different human societies would be if they were based on love rather than justice. But no such societies have ever existed on earth.
We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good of others.
If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot expect the book to give you any insight you do not already possess.
There is only one situation I can think of in which men and women make an effort to read better than they usually do. It is when they are in love and reading a love letter.
Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.
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