The populace think that your rejection of popular standards is a rejection of all standard, and mere antinomianism; and the bold sensualist will use the name of philosophy to gild his crimes. But the law of consciousness abides.
You cannot ask someone to like you or love you more than you like or love yourself. YOU have to set the standard.
The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass
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You cannot ask someone to like you or love you more than you like or love yourself. YOU have to set the standard.
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