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Simone de Beauvoir says the ideal should be to be capable of loving…

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Attempted Love

“In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation.” – Simone de Beauvoir

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John Joseph Powell says no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until…

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Attempted Love

“It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.” – … Continue reading →

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Evelyn Waugh says to know know and love one other human being…

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Attempted Love

“… To know and love one other human being is the root of all wisdom.” – Evelyn Waugh, Brideshead Revisited

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Albert Schweitzer says sometimes our light goes out…

Posted on November 24, 2013 by Attempted Love

“Sometimes our light goes out, but is blown again into instant flame by an encounter with another human being.” – Albert Schweitzer

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