The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The need for love is harder to satisfy than physical hunger.
- In plain terms
- People miss love more than they miss food.
- What can you take from it?
- Emotional needs are harder to fill than physical ones.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What is the hardest need to meet for others?
Another view
While poignant, this risks minimizing the urgency of physical starvation.
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