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It is love rather than sexual lust or unbridled sexuality if, in addition to the need or want involved, there is also some impulse to give pleasure to the persons thus loved and not merely to use them for our own selfish pleasure.

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Erotic or sexual love can truly be love if it is not selfishly sexual or lustful.

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One of the aims of sexual union is procreation - the creation by reproduction of an image of itself, of the union.

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

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Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself.

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In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through, but how many can get through to you.

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If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot expect the book to give you any insight you do not already possess.

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Idling is important. Most people don't know how. They're afraid of it. This explains why they turn on the television set or pick up the newspaper. They think they have to be doing something.

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Men value things in three ways: as useful, as pleasant or sources of pleasure, and as excellent, or as intrinsically admirable or honorable.

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Think how different human societies would be if they were based on love rather than justice. But no such societies have ever existed on earth.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Philosopher

Born: December 28th, 1902

Died: June 28th, 2001

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