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> [Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity. . .Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of wisdom. . . . love as the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/love-is-not-a-feeling-love-is-an-action-an-activity-genuine-love/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

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## More by M Scott Peck

> [Given the imperfections of our society and the apparent downward spiral of spiritual and moral values in recent years, thinking has become a grave…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/given-the-imperfections-of-our-society-and-the-apparent-downward/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

> [It can take a lifetime for many people to come to terms with the freedom they truly have to think for themselves. But this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/it-can-take-a-lifetime-for-many-people-to-come-to-terms-with-the/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

> [Love is not a feeling. Love is an action, an activity. . .Genuine love implies commitment and the exercise of wisdom. . . .…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/love-is-not-a-feeling-love-is-an-action-an-activity-genuine-love/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

> [It is no surprise that many people resist the arduous effort involved in continually monitoring and revising their thinking... Yet if all the energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/it-is-no-surprise-that-many-people-resist-the-arduous-effort-involved/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

> [Just going around having different experiences is worthless, if one does not learn something about oneself and the rest of the world from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/just-going-around-having-different-experiences-is-worthless-if-one/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

> [Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/share-our-similarities-celebrate-our-differences/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

> [Real love is a permanently self-enlarging experience. Falling in love is not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/real-love-is-a-permanently-self-enlarging-experience-falling-in-love/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

> [Mysterious though it is, the choice to actually learn as an adult and devote one's will consciously to growth and learning is the most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/mysterious-though-it-is-the-choice-to-actually-learn-as-an-adult-and/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

> [Do not seek understanding that you might have faith; seek faith that you might understand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/do-not-seek-understanding-that-you-might-have-faith-seek-faith-that/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

> [Consciousness is the foundation of all thinking; and thinking is the foundation of all consciousness. Perhaps the best measure of someone's degree of consciousness…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-scott-peck-2/consciousness-is-the-foundation-of-all-thinking-and-thinking-is-the-2/)

[M Scott Peck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-scott-peck-2/)

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