“You are right,” he had said. “Love is not the word. No one can love his neighbor. Say, rather, ‘Know thy neighbor as thyself.” That is, comprehend his hardships and understand his position, deal with his faults as gently as with your own. Do not judge him where you do not judge yourself. Madame, this is the meaning of the word love.”
― Pavilion of Women
― Pavilion of Women
“to know how to read is to light a lamp in the mind, to release the soul from prison, to open a gate to the universe.”
― Pavilion of Women
― Pavilion of Women
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