At the heart of personality is the need to feel a sense of being lovable without having to qualify for that acceptance.
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Let us not seek to bring religion to others, but let us endeavor to live it ourselves.
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No one can develop freely in this world and find a full life without feeling understood by at least one person.
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The real meaning of travel, like that of a conversation by the fireside, is the discovery of oneself through contact with other people, and its condition is self-commitment in the dialogue.
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