The first duty of love is to listen

Quote by Paul Tillich

Topics: Duty Quotes, Love Quotes

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The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.

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There is no love which does not become help.

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Faith is an act of a finite being who is grasped by, and turned to,...

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Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the...

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Being religious means asking passionately the question of the meaning of our existence and being...

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Boredom is rage spread thin

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Language has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone, and the...

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being.

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being.

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Language... has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it...

If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song.

If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song.

Astonishment is the root of philosophy.

Astonishment is the root of philosophy.

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Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill...

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He who risks and fails can be forgiven. He who never risks and never fails...

The first duty of love is to listen.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being

Neurosis is the way of avoiding non-being by avoiding being

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent...

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent...

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A wise old owl sat on an oak; The more he saw the less he...

What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use...

What most people need to learn in life is how to love people and use...

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Law 16: Use absence to increase respect and honor.

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After sleeping through a hundred million centuries we have finally opened our eyes on a...