The success of love is in the loving - it is not in the result of loving. Of course it is natural in love to want the best for the other person, but whether it turns out that way or not does not determine the value of what we have done.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The value of love is in the act itself, not the outcome.
- In plain terms
- Loving someone matters more than what happens because of that love.
- What can you take from it?
- Focus on the act of loving rather than the result.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Did you love the process or the result?
- How do you measure love's value?
Another view
Some outcomes matter deeply even if intention was good.
More from Mother Teresa (Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhi)
The hunger for love is much more difficult to remove than the hunger for bread.
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Permalink to quote #24 The greatest science in the world; in heaven and on earth; is love.
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