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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 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.
Approximate historical placement: c. 1940 AD · modern
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- Erich Fromm
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- Approximate historical placement: c. 1940 AD · modern
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