Character Quote by David W. Stevens, PhD
““Love without truth and honor is licentious in nature. Love without commitment is promiscuous and fleeting. Love without virtue and understanding is savage and selfish. Love without respect is short-lived. Love without these conditions is without God.””
About This Quote
Love requires truth, honor, commitment, virtue, understanding, and respect; without these it lacks divine foundation.
In simple terms: Love needs honesty, honor, commitment, virtue, understanding, respect.
Key Takeaway
Cultivate these qualities in relationships.
Themes
love
ethics
spirituality
Mood
reflective
serious
Type
advice
philosophical
When to use this quote
- marriage
- friendship
- family
- community
- leadership
Key Concepts
integrity
commitment
virtue
respect
truth
Questions to Reflect On
- How can you practice truth and honor in love?
- What does respect look like in your relationships?
A Different Perspective
Complex relationships may still fail despite these ideals.
![“[I]n love, man declares himself unsatisfied in his individuality taken by itself, he postulates the existence of another as a need of the heart; … the life which he has through love to be the truly human life, … The individual is defective, imperfect, weak, needy; but love is strong, perfect…” quote by Ludwig Feuerbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/338/ludwig-feuerbach-3406_diversity_i-n-love-man-declares-himself-unsatisfie_1009266.jpg)
