Once for all, then, a short precept is given thee: Love, and do what thou wilt: whether thou hold thy peace, through love hold thy peace; whether thou cry out, through love cry out; whether thou correct, through love correct; whether thou spare, through love do thou spare: let the root of love be within, of this root can nothing spring but what is good. Augustine Of Hippo
About This Quote

The underlying philosophy of this quote lies in the fact that we can’t force our will on anyone else. All we can do is love and let the will of the other person be done. Love is a choice we make, and we can choose not to love, but we cannot force someone else to love us either.

Source: Homilies On The First Epistle Of John

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