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Erich Fromm, The Art of Loving Quotes: Love is the active concern for the life and the growth of that which we love. Where this active concern is lacking, there is no love.
         

Love is the active concern for the life and the growth of that which we love. Where this active concern is lacking, there is no love.


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Love is the active concern for the life and the growth of that which we love. Where this active concern is lacking, there is no love.
         



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