Mortimer Adler's Quotes

Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires have weakened, withered, and disappeared.

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Aristotle uses a mother's love for her child as the prime example of love or friendship.

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Friendship is a very taxing and arduous form of leisure activity.

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Freedom is the emancipation from the arbitrary rule of other men.

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The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the possession of every kind of good, by the enjoyment of every type of satisfaction.

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Love without conversation is impossible.

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Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless.

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The love which moves the world, according to common Christian belief, is God's love and the love of God.

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Ultimately, we wish the joy of perfect union with the person we love.

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Not to engage in the pursuit of ideas is to live like ants instead of like men.

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The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live.

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Unless we love and are loved, each of us is alone, each of us is deeply lonely.

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