“One does not kill oneself for love of a woman, but because love—any love—reveals us in our nakedness, our misery, our vulnerability, our nothingness.”

“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.”

“If we must love God, and love him more than ourselves and our neighbor, it is because love exists before us and because we are issued from it; we love by virtue of our very existence.”

“To make us love our country, our country ought to be lovely.”

“Love means to commit oneself without guarantee, to give oneself completely in the hope that our love will produce love in the loved person. Love is an act of faith, and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.”

“Love always triumphs over what we call death. That’s why there’s no need to grieve for our loved ones, because they continue to be loved and remain by our side.”

“Eternal life does not depend upon our perfection; but because it does depend upon the grace of Christ and the love of the Spirit, that love shall prompt us to emulate perfection.”

“Love is the source of our hope/ Love is the basis of our vision/ Love is the goal of our progress/ Love is our world.”

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“Without love, there is no reason to know anyone, for love will in the end connect us to our neighbors, our children and our hearts.”