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Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or…
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One of the aims of sexual union is procreation - the creation by reproduction of an image of itself, of the union.
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Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other. That's why…
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Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely.
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It is love rather than sexual lust or unbridled sexuality if, in addition to the need or want involved, there is also…
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When we ask for love, we don't ask others to be fair to us-but rather to care for us, to be considerate…
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Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.
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We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. We are altruistic when we are exclusively…
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You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to…
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If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the form of…
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Love without conversation is impossible.
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Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.
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Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals in one's life.
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In tragedy great men are more truly great than in history. We see them only in the crises which unfold them.
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Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant intelligence.
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The truly great man is he who would master no one, and who would be mastered by none.
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I am proud of my country. But we need to unite to make a unified India, free of communalism and casteism. We…
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A wholesome regard for the memory of the great men of long ago is the best assurance to a people of a…
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What makes a hero truly great is that they never despair.
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Never lose sight of this important truth, that no one can be truly great until he has gained a knowledge of himself,…
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