“There is no formula for generating the authentic warmth of love. It cannot be copied.”
The Wisdom of Insecurity (1951)
Context: There is no formula for generating the authentic warmth of love. It cannot be copied. You cannot talk yourself into it or rouse it by straining at the emotions or by dedicating yourself solemnly to the service of mankind. Everyone has love, but it can only come out when he is convinced of the impossibility and the frustration of trying to love himself. This conviction will not come through condemnations, through hating oneself, through calling self love bad names in the universe. It comes only in the awareness that one has no self to love.
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British philosopher, writer and speaker 1915–1973Related quotes
“♡ Copying is an act of love. Please copy & share.”
Copyheart.org home page (3 December 2010) http://copyheart.org
Source: The Magic Mountain (1924), Ch. 5
[2003, The Play of Masks, World Wisdom, 12, 978-0-94153214-3]
Miscellaneous, Religion
“A joyful life is an individual creation that cannot be copied from a recipe.”
“When love is intense, authentic and constant, happiness is a reflection.”
Original: Quando l'amore è intenso, autentico e costante, la felicità è un riflesso.
Source: prevale.net