“Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we l…”

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Love is always bestowed as a gift - freely, willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love.

— Leo Buscaglia

Author and professor

Book Title – Love: Is – Get the book

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Attributed to: Leo Buscaglia
Published in: Love: Is
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LoveAs published

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A bell is not a bell until you ring it; A song is not a song until you sing it. Love in your heart is not put there to stay; Love is not love until you give it away.

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LoveAs published

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Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.

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The more you love, the more you can love — and the more intensely you love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love. If a person had time enough, he could love all of that majority who are decent and just.