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M. Scott Peck, The Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth Quotes: The act of loving is an act of self-evolution even when the purpose of the act is someone else's growth.
         

The act of loving is an act of self-evolution even when the purpose of the act is someone else's growth.


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