"Perfect love is rare indeed β for to be a lover will require that you continually have the subtlety of the very wise, the flexibility of the child, the sensitivity of the artist, the understanding of the philosopher, the acceptance of the saint, the tolerance of the scholar and the fortitude of the certain."
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Leo Buscaglia
Dr. Felice Leonardo Buscaglia Ph.D. (31 March 1924 β 11 June 1998), also known as "Dr. Love," was an American author, motivational speaker, and a professor in the Department of Special Education at the University of Southern California.
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