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| 19458 | Egoism is the only evil, love the only good; genuine love produces all the other virtues |
| Full Idea: There is only one evil - egoism; there is only one good - love. ...Love, but truly! All other virtues will automatically come to you. | |||
| From: Ludwig Feuerbach (Fragments on My Philosophical Development [1839], 1834-6) | |||
| A reaction: This is a rather Christian idea of virtue, coming from the great atheist. Does tough love come from love? |