#Love

Beauty Reflected Through the Eyes of Love

John Joseph Powell’s statement begins with a striking claim: self-knowledge, at least in its deepest emotional form, is never entirely solitary. We may examine our achievements, traits, and flaws on our own, yet our sens...

Love as the Escape from Self-Absorption

At the heart of Iris Murdoch’s line is a moral claim: love is not merely a feeling, but a way of turning outward. A life trapped in its own self-importance becomes small, repetitive, and ultimately insignificant because...

Love as a Quiet Web of Belonging

bell hooks presents love not as a private feeling alone, but as a widening awareness that loosens the grip of self-absorption. In this view, to love is to realize that our fears and anxieties, while real, do not define t...

Joy as Love’s Gentle Way of Reaching Souls

Mother Teresa’s saying begins with a striking metaphor: joy is not merely a private feeling, but an instrument that reaches outward. By calling it a “net of love,” she suggests that joy gathers people in without force, p...

Love as Care, Protection, and Nourishment

At first glance, Thich Nhat Hanh’s statement shifts love away from mere feeling and toward action. By defining love as the capacity to care, protect, and nourish, he suggests that love is not proven by intensity alone bu...

Love’s Deepest Challenge Is Being Truly Seen

At first glance, Murdock’s insight seems to define love as an act of devotion toward another person. Yet the quote quickly turns inward: the hardest part is not simply feeling deeply, but allowing that feeling to expose...

Love, Vulnerability, and the Risk of a Broken Heart

C.S. Lewis begins with a stark truth: to love anything at all is to accept vulnerability.