Love consists in giving without getting in return; in giving what is not owed, what is not due — Mortimer J. Adler
The love which moves the world, according to common christian belief, is God’s love and the love of God. — Mortimer J. Adler
It is love rather than s*x*al lust or unbridled s*x*ality if, in addition to the need or want involved — Mortimer J. Adler
Ask others about themselves, at the same time, be on guard not to talk too much about yourself. — Mortimer J. Adler
Aristotle uses a mother’s love for her child as the prime example of love or friendship. — Mortimer J. Adler
One of the aims of s*x*al union is procreation – the creation by reproduction of an — Mortimer J. Adler
Love can be unselfish, in the sense of being benevolent and generous, without being selfless. — Mortimer J. Adler
In the case of good books, the point is not to see how many of them you can get through — Mortimer J. Adler
In english we must use adjectives to distinguish the different kinds of love for which the — Mortimer J. Adler
If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure — Mortimer J. Adler
If you never ask yourself any questions about the meaning of a passage, you cannot — Mortimer J. Adler
I wonder if most people ever ask themselves why love is connected with reproduction. — Mortimer J. Adler
I find the selectivity of erotic love – the choice of this man or this woman – much more — Mortimer J. Adler
Erotic or s*x*al love can truly be love if it is not selfishly s*x*al or lustful. — Mortimer J. Adler
Conjugal love, or the friendship of spouses, can persist even after sexual desires — Mortimer J. Adler
When we ask for love, we don’t ask others to be fair to us-but rather to care for us — Mortimer J. Adler
You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to — Mortimer J. Adler
We are selfish when we are exclusively or predominantly concerned with the good for ourselves. — Mortimer J. Adler
We acknowledge but one motive – to follow the truth as we know it, whithersoever it may — Mortimer J. Adler
There is only one situation I can think of in which men and women make an effort to — Mortimer J. Adler
Think how different human societies would be if they were based on love rather than justice. — Mortimer J. Adler
Theories of love are found in the works of scientists, philosophers, and theologians. — Mortimer J. Adler
The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live. — Mortimer J. Adler
The ultimate end of education is happiness or a good human life, a life enriched by the — Mortimer J. Adler
