Quotation by

William Blake

Love seeketh not itself to please, nor for itself hath any care, but for another gives its ease, and builds a Heaven in Hell's despair.

William Blake

Love

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True love does not focus on making itself happy or worry about its own needs, but instead finds comfort in helping someone else. By doing this, love can create joy and hope even in the darkest and most difficult situations.

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