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Real friendship or love is not manufactured or achieved by an act of will or intention. Friendship is always an act of recognition.

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John O’Donohue, PhD, (1956–2008) was an Irish poet and author who wrote about Celtic spirituality, the healing powers of the natural world, the bonds of friendship, and the rich complexity of the inner life. A former Catholic priest, he was also an accomplished Hegelian scholar and popular speaker.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageLove is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageMental 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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FindCenter Quotes ImageLove is not affectionate feeling, but a steady wish for the loved person’s ultimate good as far as it can be obtained.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageI have decided to stick to love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageDarkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageFriendship . . . is born at the moment when one man says to another, ‘What! You too? I thought that no one but myself . . .’

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Fellowship and Community