American - Philosopher | December 28, 1902 - June 28, 2001
Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due the other. That's why true love is never based, as associations for utility or pleasure are, on a fair exchange.
Mortimer Adler
LoveTrue LoveLove IsGivingTrue
Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.
LiveMenIdeasEngageAntsPursuit
We acknowledge but one motive - to follow the truth as we know it, whithersoever it may lead us; but in our heart of hearts we are well assured that the truth which has made us free, will in the end make us glad also.
TruthHeartFreeEndKnowFree Will
If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the form of lust rather than love.
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Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely.
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Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.
LoveSelflessWithoutSenseGenerous
Love without conversation is impossible.
LoveImpossibleConversationWithout
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.
LoveJusticeWorldCareOthersFair
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.
LearningGrowthLivePurposeGrowing
The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction.
LifeEducationGoodHappinessEnd
You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think.
TimeMindThinkDoingYouNothing
We love even when our love is not requited.
LoveLove IsEvenOur LoveOur
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