Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
Be like the flower, turn your face to the sun.
- Topic: Attitude, Optimism
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The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
And God said love your enemy and I obeyed him and loved myself.
I've learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.
Work is love made visible.
For you can only be free when even the desire of seeking freedom becomes a harness to you.
Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.
Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.
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