It isn't tying himself to one woman that a man dreads when he thinks of marrying it's separating himself from all the others.
When we ask for love we don't ask others to be fair to us-but rather to care for us to be considerate of us. There is a world of difference here between demanding justice... and begging or pleading for love.
Mothers are the people who love us for no good reason. And those of us who are mothers know it's the most exquisite love of all.
So long as we love we serve so long as we are loved by others I should say that we are almost indispensable and no man is useless while he has a friend.
The more I think about it the more I realize there is nothing more artistic than to love others.
If a person loves only one other person and is indifferent to all others his love is not love but a symbiotic attachment or an enlarged egotism.
Those whom we can love we can hate to others we are indifferent.
A heart is not judged by how much you love but by how much you are loved by others.
A father may turn his back on his child brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies husbands may desert their wives wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.
Anxiety is love's greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you. You want to save him but you know he will strangle you with his panic.
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
Love one another and help others to rise to the higher levels simply by pouring out love. Love is infectious and the greatest healing energy.
Be Impeccable With Your Word. Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others and the delight in the recognition.
The purpose of human life is to serve and to show compassion and the will to help others.
It's surprising how many persons go through life without ever recognizing that their feelings toward other people are largely determined by their feelings toward themselves and if you're not comfortable within yourself you can't be comfortable with others.
Never build your emotional life on the weaknesses of others.
A life lived with integrity - even if it lacks the trappings of fame and fortune is a shining star in whose light others may follow in the years to come.
One of the secrets of life is that all that is really worth the doing is what we do for others.
Let the refining and improving of your own life keep you so busy that you have little time to criticize others.
Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.
Each person must live their life as a model for others.
Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life and you'll find that you have more of it.
Life's most persistent and urgent question is 'What are you doing for others?'