Although all is impermanent, we can still deeply love the world.
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Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.
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No man can be an exile if he remembers that all the world is one city.
We read to know we are not alone.
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Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our natural lives.
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This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted.
Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.
There is a kind of happiness and wonder that makes you serious. It is too good to waste on jokes.
If you love deeply, you’re going to get hurt badly. But it’s still worth it.
Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.
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Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say ‘My heart is broken.’
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