Source: A Theory of Justice (1971; 1975; 1999), Chapter IX, Section 81, p. 540
“Jealousy is the fuel of relationships and marriage. At the same time, envy kills affection in love.”
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Context: Envy, jealousy, ambition, any kind of greed are passions; love is an action, the practice of human power, which can be practiced only in freedom and never as a result of compulsion.
Love is an activity, not a passive affect; it is a "standing in," not a "falling for." In the most general way, the active character of love can be described by stating that love is primarily giving, not receiving.