Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also suffer great sorrow, but this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.

Leo Tolstoy
Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also...
Only people who are capable of loving strongly can also...
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The ability to love deeply is seen by many as the source of compassion and empathy. Learning to love deeply can make us feel like we are walking on air because it gives us the ability to understand others. It’s only people who are capable of loving strongly who can also suffer great sorrow. However, this same necessity of loving serves to counteract their grief and heals them.

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