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title: "17 Love Quotes By T.F. Hodge"
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> [“No doubt it's all love, but liking your get-down is another question.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/no-doubt-it-s-all-love-but-liking-your-get-down-is-another-question/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“More than just someone to lay down with, is a spirit to pray up with.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/more-than-just-someone-to-lay-down-with-is-a-spirit-to-pray-up-with/)

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> [Love spiritually, not strategically.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/love-spiritually-not-strategically/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [Don't spoil me with your lies, love me with your truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/don-t-spoil-me-with-your-lies-love-me-with-your-truth/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“If there is no love for others, love of country is just a slogan.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/if-there-is-no-love-for-others-love-of-country-is-just-a-slogan/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“One may not go and find love, it must be embraced.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/one-may-not-go-and-find-love-it-must-be-embraced/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“With regard to navigating relationship's highways and bi-ways - avoid changing lanes without first giving a signal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/with-regard-to-navigating-relationship-s-highways-and-bi-ways-avoid/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [Tough love may be tough to give, but it is a necessity of life and assurance of positive growth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/tough-love-may-be-tough-to-give-but-it-is-a-necessity-of-life-and/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“A human who learns, and practices the art of love as does divinity, is no longer human.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/a-human-who-learns-and-practices-the-art-of-love-as-does-divinity-is/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“If he lacks verbal expression of it, you may find his love profoundly in his works, deeds and creativity; so recognize rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/if-he-lacks-verbal-expression-of-it-you-may-find-his-love-profoundly/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“Ideally, love is unconditional; practically, it is more often the opposite.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/ideally-love-is-unconditional-practically-it-is-more-often-the/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“Hate wields no sustainable power; it is ultimately suffocated by the juice of love”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/hate-wields-no-sustainable-power-it-is-ultimately-suffocated-by-the/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“Mother is her son's first god; she must teach him the most important lesson of all - how to love.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/mother-is-her-son-s-first-god-she-must-teach-him-the-most-important/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“Better to be blinded by love than hate; one forgives and the other refuses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/better-to-be-blinded-by-love-than-hate-one-forgives-and-the-other/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“Hating skin color is contempt for God's divine creative imagination. Honoring it is appreciation for conscious, beautiful-love-inspired diversity.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/hating-skin-color-is-contempt-for-god-s-divine-creative-imagination/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

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> [“Scorned and torn, former love mates aim and shoot childish devastating daggers that penetrate beyond target to pierce the heart of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/scorned-and-torn-former-love-mates-aim-and-shoot-childish-devastating/)

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> [“The first law of nature is self-preservation. Cut off that which may harm you. But if it is worth preserving, and is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/the-first-law-of-nature-is-self-preservation-cut-off-that-which-may/)

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## More by T.F. Hodge

> [“The vision teller tells the vision to unguarded minds' of prey. The programmed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/the-vision-teller-tells-the-vision-to-unguarded-minds-of-prey-the/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

> [“If lies comfort, and truth disturbs - self is being agitated as a result of prideful living.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/if-lies-comfort-and-truth-disturbs-self-is-being-agitated-as-a-result/)

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> [“Intense, sustained focus fuels manifestation.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/intense-sustained-focus-fuels-manifestation/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

> [“Doing things for others can make the 'giver' happy, but trying to change or control another will drive you crazy, because it cannot be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/doing-things-for-others-can-make-the-giver-happy-but-trying-to-change/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

> [“Making a dream into reality begins with what you have, not with what you are waiting on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/making-a-dream-into-reality-begins-with-what-you-have-not-with-what/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

> [“There is bound to be turbulence in the clouds of confusion before one can view the friendly skies, and an illuminated landing strip.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/there-is-bound-to-be-turbulence-in-the-clouds-of-confusion-before-one/)

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> [“This path was not that of my conscious choosing. But after persistent subconscious confrontation, I have finally embraced what is, 'souly' for me...and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/this-path-was-not-that-of-my-conscious-choosing-but-after-persistent/)

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> [“Ego and pride is a two headed twist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/ego-and-pride-is-a-two-headed-twist/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

> [“Mix a little time with some space, and suddenly good things fall right into place. No worries, don't doubt it - just build!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/mix-a-little-time-with-some-space-and-suddenly-good-things-fall-right/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

> [“My plate is full; I dig that. And I can't be everywhere all the time, but my mind, heart and spirit has no bounds.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/my-plate-is-full-i-dig-that-and-i-can-t-be-everywhere-all-the-time/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

> [“If you have a dream, keep it. But write it down and take appropriate actions to see it manifest.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/if-you-have-a-dream-keep-it-but-write-it-down-and-take-appropriate/)

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> [“Deja Vu confirms a faithful path worth taking.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/deja-vu-confirms-a-faithful-path-worth-taking/)

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> [“When individuals and communities do not govern self, they risk being ruled by external forces that care less about the well-being of the village.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/when-individuals-and-communities-do-not-govern-self-they-risk-being/)

[T.F. Hodge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/t-f-hodge/)

> [“Death follows stagnation”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/death-follows-stagnation/)

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> [“Rulers are not anointed. They are created by the void of self-mastery.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/t-f-hodge/rulers-are-not-anointed-they-are-created-by-the-void-of-self-mastery/)

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