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What is true love? Its essence does not lie in receiving but in being the first to give, in living for the sake of others and the sake of the larger whole.

— Sun Myung Moon

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Looking at the Moonies from the normal, common-sense point of view, we certainly appear to be a bunch of crazy people!

Don't live your life as though you were measuring it with a ruler.

Anyone can keep going in an easy situation, but do you have a philosophy which can enable you to meet the worst hardship?

Give love and forget that you gave it.

If you see the good in others and cover their defects with your love, they will follow you. If you see only weaknesses in others, your spirituality will be ruined.

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