A loving relationship is one in which the loved one is free to be himself – to laugh with me, but never at me; to cry with me, but never because of me; to love life, to love himself, to love being loved. Such a relationship is based upon freedom and can never grow in a jealous heart.
LEO BUSCAGLIALove can never grow old. Locks may lose their brown and gold. Cheeks may fade and hollow grow. But the hearts that love will know, never winter’s frost and chill, summer’s warmth is in them still.
More Leo Buscaglia Quotes
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The greatest risk is to risk nothing at all.
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We all need each other.
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Loving relationships, though necessary for life, health, and growth, are among the most complicated skills.
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Live nutty. Just occasionally. Just once in a while. And see what happens. It brightens up the day.
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It is when we ask for love less and begin giving it more that the basis of human love is revealed to us.
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We need others. We need others to love and we need to be loved by them. There is no doubt that without it, we too like the infant left alone, would cease to grow, cease to develop, choose madness, and even death.
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To love others you must first love yourself.
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Don’t smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.
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Life is uncharted territory. It reveals its story one moment at a time.
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The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing.
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A wonderful realization will be the day you realize that you are unique in all the world.
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Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
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Everybody needs a hug. It changes your metabolism.
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When we cling to pain we end up punishing ourselves.
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In the end you have only you.
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