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What does it mean?
Love is presented as the ultimate force or principle surpassing all other achievements in existence.
In plain terms
Love is the most important thing in the universe.
What can you take from it?
Prioritize love above all other pursuits.

Where it applies

  • decision making
  • ethical framework

Putting it to work

  • choose love
  • value relationships

Questions to consider

  • What guides your biggest life decisions?

Another view

Calling love the greatest science might undervalue empirical knowledge or logic.

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