Only when it is a duty to love, only then is love eternally and happily secured against despairSøren Aabye KierkegaardlovedutyeternitydesperationsecurenessCopy this quote
“To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
“Happy is he who still loves something he loved in the nursery: He has not been broken in two by time; he is not two men, but one, and he has saved not only his soul but his life
“Sensual love deceives one as to the nature of heavenly love; it could not do so alone, but since it unconsciously has the element of heavenly love within it, it can do so.
“The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because generally they are the same people