Rights are best guarded when each person and group guards for others those rights they wish guarded for themselves.
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True love blooms when we care more about another person than we care about ourselves. That is Christ's great atoning example for us, and it ought to be more evident in the kindness we show, the respect we give, and the selflessness and courtesy we employ in our personal relationships.
Interpretation
What this quote means
True love prioritizes the needs of others above oneself.
This quote emphasizes the essence of true love as being selfless and caring, highlighting how genuine love manifests in relationships through kindness, respect, and courtesy. It presents the idea that by embodying such virtues, we reflect on the ultimate example of love and sacrifice demonstrated by Christ, suggesting that love should be an act of giving rather than receiving.
Themes
True LoveSelflessnessKindnessRelationshipsRespect
In practice
Example use cases
In a wedding speech, one could say, 'As Jeffrey R. Holland expressed, true love blooms when we care more about another person than ourselves.'
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