Gary Chapman - Love Quotes

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Love is something you do for someone else, not something you do for yourself.

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The object of love is not getting something you want but doing something for the well-being of the one you love.

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A child may be "spoiled" by a lack of training or by inappropriate love that gives or trains incorrectly.

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Requests give direction to love, but demands stop the flow of love.

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Our most basic emotional need is not to fall in love but to be genuinely loved by another, to know a love that grows out of reason and choice, not instinct. I need to be loved by someone who chooses to love me, who sees in me something worth loving.

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Others who openly discuss matters of spirituality often ignore the warning signs. They are so in love with each other, enjoy being with each other, and can see themselves making each other happy for the rest of their lives, and they close their eyes to huge differences in their views of spirituality.

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At the heart of mankind's existence is the desire to be intimate and to be loved by another. Marriage is designed to meet that need for intimacy and love.

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Love is the most powerful weapon in the world for good. I really believe that.

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The one who chooses to love will find appropriate ways to express that decision everyday.

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Much of the misbehavior of children is motivated by the cravings of an empty LOVE TANK.

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I would encourage you to make your own investigation of the one whom, as He died, prayed for those who killed Him: 'Father forgive them for they know not what they do.' That is love's ultimate expression.

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Love can be expressed and received in all five languages. However, if you don't speak a person's primary love language, that person will not feel loved, even though you may be speaking the other four. Once you are speaking his or her primary love language fluently, then you can sprinkle in the other four and they will be like icing on the cake.

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You cannot force someone to accept an expression of love. You can only offer it. If it is not accepted, you must respect the other person's decision.

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Love doesn't erase the past, but it makes the future different.

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For love, we will climb mountains, cross seas, traverse desert sands, and endure untold hardships. Without love, mountains become unclimbable, seas uncrossable, deserts unbearable, and hardships our lot in life.

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True love cannot begin until the "in love" experience has run it's course.

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There is hope. That's the marvelous thing about being human. We can change our future. We need not be enslaved by the experiences of the past. We can learn to love even when we have not received love.

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If we are to develop an intimate relationship, we need to know each other's desires. If we wish to love each other, we need to know what the other person wants.

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Love doesn't keep a score of wrongs. Love doesn't bring up past failures. (1 Cor 13:5)

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Love is the fundamental building block of all human relationships. It will greatly impact our values and morals. Love is the important ingredient in one's search for meaning.

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