To love someone out of compassion means not really to love.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Compassion alone does not create true love.
- In plain terms
- Feeling sorry for someone is not the same as loving them.
- What can you take from it?
- Love needs more than pity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When did you confuse pity with love?
- What makes love genuine?
Another view
Compassion can sometimes be part of love.
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