The quest for certainty blocks the search for meaning. Uncertainty is the very condition to impel man to unfold his powers.

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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."

- 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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"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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- Paine

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"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

- Eric Sevareid

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"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

- Theodor Seuss Geisel

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"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."

- G.K. Chesterton

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