Relationships Quotes

Connection, conflict, and everything in between. What our bonds with others teach us about ourselves.

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"There are as many enmities amongst us as there are differences between us."
Cicero
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"The fabric of society is woven from threads of mutual respect and shared responsibility."
Avicenna
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"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel a responsibility for the actions of those fibers."
Seneca
"Respect always begets respect."
Marcus Aurelius
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"The deepest human relationships are those formed through shared struggle and sacrifice."
Augustine of Hippo
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"The person who lives for others' approval has surrendered their own freedom."
Averroes
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"The relationship that demands the suppression of truth is not worthy of preservation."
Averroes
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"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men; and among those fibers, as sympathetic threads, we feel a responsibility for the actions of others."
Thomas Aquinas
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"A human being cannot live in isolation; we are social creatures by nature."
Thomas Aquinas
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"The key to success is this: treat people exactly as you want to be treated."
Epictetus
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"We should look for someone to share our life with—only the wise seek to live alone."
Epicureanism Epicurus
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"Fall in love with someone who wants you to have the best version of yourself."
Augustine of Hippo
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"What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined for life?"
Augustine of Hippo
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"To understand another's perspective requires suspending judgment long enough to truly listen."
Averroes
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"The fear of judgment prevents genuine human connection."
Epicureanism Epicurus
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"The human being is naturally a social and political animal, ordered to the common good."
Thomas Aquinas
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"No one can live happily who looks only to himself and turns everything to his own advantage."
Seneca
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"The world is a mirror; whatever is in your heart will be reflected back to you."
Epictetus
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"Relationships require the same care as gardens."
Mencius
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"The human being is a social creature whose nature requires him to live among others."
Cicero
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"The man who eats in loneliness tastes only the food; the man who eats with friends tastes friendship."
Epicureanism Epicurus
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"The greatest gift is not material but presence; to be fully with another is the ultimate luxury."
Epicureanism Epicurus
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"We cannot live only for ourselves."
Seneca
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"In leaving the superior man, one can feel completely unselfconscious; in leaving the inferior man, one feels anxious."
Mencius
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"In all relationships, respect must be the foundation."
Mencius
"It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own."
Marcus Aurelius
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"We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink."
Epicureanism Epicurus
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"Friendship must be cultivated through sincere conversation and genuine care."
Epicureanism Epicurus
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"The bonds of justice cannot exist between those who distrust one another."
Epicureanism Epicurus
"In relationships, the least said is often the most understood."
Laozi