M. Scott Peck Quotes

The principal form that the work of love takes is attention. When we love another person we give him or her our attention; we attend to that person's growth.

M. Scott Peck

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• The principal form that the work of love takes is attention. When we love another person we give him or her our attention; we attend to that person's growth.

  

  M. Scott Peck
  • Work
  • Giving
  • Attention