Love may forgive all infirmities and love still in spite of them: but Love cannot cease to will their removal.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- True love forgives faults but still seeks to heal or remove them.
- In plain terms
- Love forgives flaws but still wants to remove them.
- What can you take from it?
- Forgiveness does not mean accepting harm or flaws permanently.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does love accept flaws?
- What does true forgiveness look like?
Another view
It complicates the idea of unconditional acceptance.
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