“For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last t…”

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For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of our tasks; the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.

— Rainer Maria Rilke

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Book Title – Love: Is – Get the book

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