“It is quite clear that between love and understanding there is a very close link… He who loves understands, and he who understands loves. One who feels understood feels loved, and one who feels loved feels sure of being understood.”

—  Paul Tournier

Source: To Understand Each Other

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Swiss physician and author, pastoral counsellor 1898–1986

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