Affection Quote by Kilroy J. Oldster

“It is hardly necessary to stress the fact that the ability to love as an act of giving depends on the character development of…

— Erich Fromm

“Love is an activity, not a feeling…True love is not the helpless desire to possess the cherished object of one’s fervent affection; true love…

— Stephen L. Carter

“Love can be simply stated to be the desire of the human being to integrate oneself with other selves in such a way that…

— Awdhesh Singh

“Love is the willingness to do anything for someone [...] Even at detriment to yourself.”

— Patrick Rothfuss

“The purpose behind discerning the nature of love is not to satisfy ivory tower discussions or to produce fodder for academic delectation. Instead, as…

— Thomas Lewis

A person learns how to love others through the simple act of loving themselves...

— Anonymous

“Even in the natural order, all genuine love is a victory of weakness. Loving is not dominating or possessing, imposing oneself on the person…

— Jacques Philippe

We all know well that we can do things for others and in the process crush them, making them feel that they are incapable…

— Jean Vanier

“I have defined love as the will to extend oneself for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth. Genuine love is…

— M. Scott Peck

As we learn to share and give and care, love increases. A person who knows how to love does not seem to feel lonely…

— John Templeton

“Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another, to know a love that grows…

— Gary Chapman

“Love is the most complex of all human phenomena. It exists on a spectrum from tolerance and kindness to romantic love and self-sacrifice, reaching…

— Gudjon Bergmann