If One Wants Another Only For Some Self-satisfaction, Usually In The Form Of Sensual Pleasure, That Wrong Desire Takes The Form Of Lust Rather Than Love. - SearchQuotes

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If one wants another only for some self-satisfaction, usually in the form of sensual pleasure, that wrong desire takes the form of lust rather than love.

Mortimer Adler

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