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Quote by Gaston Bachelard

“Love is never finished expressing itself, and it expresses itself better the more poetically it is dreamed.”

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French philosopher known for his work in epistemology, poetics, and the philosophy of science. His writings have had a profound impact on 20th-century philosophy, particularly in understanding human cognition and the scientific method. more

“No, we don't accomplish our love in a single year as the flowers do; an immemorial sap flows up through our arms when we love. Dear girl, this: that we loved, inside us, not One who would someday appear, but seething multitudes; not just a single child, but also the fathers lying in our depths like fallen mountains; also the dried-up riverbeds of ancient mothers-;also the whole soundless landscape under the clouded or clear sky of its destiny -; all this, my dear, preceded you.”

“When you love another for who they are, whether they give you what you need or not, then you truly love them.”

Love Needs Giving

Book:Friendship with God: An Uncommon Dialogue

Source: Friendship with God: An Uncommon Dialogue

“The first step in spiritual life is to have compassion. A person who is kind and loving never needs to go searching for God. God rushes toward any heart that beats with compassion-it is God's favorite place.”

Love Needs Firsts Heart Kind Persons Spiritual Life Is Compassion Steps Beats Spiritual Life First Steps Favorite Places

Author:Mata Amritanandamayi

“You have no idea How much you do for mankind When you love God unconditionally Even for a fleeting moment.”

Love Ideas Moments Mankind No Idea God Love Fleeting Fleeting Moments

Author:Sri Chinmoy

“Usually a feeling of disappointment follows the book, because what I hoped to write is not what I actually accomplished. However, it becomes a motivation to write the next book.”

Writing Book Feelings Motivational Motivation Next Disappointment Accomplished

Author:Anita Desai

“When I experience Love I must go to God. When I experience non-attachment God must come to me.”

Love Attachment Experience Love

Author:Meister Eckhart

“Love, love will be my strongest weapon”

Love Weapons Strongest

Author:Michael Stipe

“Being loved keeps you young.”

Love Young Young Love Being Loved

Author:Madonna Ciccone

“I think everybody longs to be loved and longs to know that he or she is lovable and, consequently, the greatest thing that we can do is to help somebody know that they are loved and capable of loving.”

Thinking Knows Love Helping Can Do Capable Longing Lovable

Author:Fred Rogers

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