From "Love"

In discussing love, it would be well to consider the following premises:

One cannot give what he does not possess.  To give love you must possess love.
One cannot teach what he does not understand.  To teach love you must comprehend love.
One cannot know what he does not study.  to study love you must live in love.
One cannot appreciate what one does not recognize.  To recognize love you must be receptive to
     love.
One cannot have doubt about that which he wishes to trust. To trust love you must be convinced of
     love.
One cannot admit what he does not yield to.  to yield to love you must be vulnerable to love.
One cannot live what he does not dedicate himself to. To dedicate yourself to love you must be
     forever growing in love.

          --Leo Buscaglia

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