Love isn't something natural. Rather it requires discipline, concentration, patience, faith, and the overcoming of narcissism. It isn't a feeling, it is a practice.

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"Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved."

- Erich Fromm

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"Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you.’ Mature love says: ‘I need you because I love you.’"

- Erich Fromm

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"Mother’s love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved."

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"Immature love says: 'I love you because I need you.' Mature love says 'I need you because I love you.'"

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"Love sees not with the eyes, but with the heart."

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"The spell will be broken, the Beast will cease to exist, and I will become a prince once more, if she can learn to love and be loved in return."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love is not about finding someone perfect, but about accepting their imperfections."

- Beauty and the Beast

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"Love is not a choice, but a force that binds souls together."

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