Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Love requires continuous forgiveness and small affectionate gestures that become routine.
- In plain terms
- Loving means forgiving a lot and being kind every day.
- What can you take from it?
- Sustained love depends on habitual kindness and forgiveness.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is forgiveness a duty?
- How do you keep love alive?
Another view
Some acts may be too harmful to forgive.
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