M. Scott Peck Quotes

Of all the definitions of love that abound in our universe, a special favorite of mine is... “the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth.”

Loving people is the highest level of spiritual warfare that we could ever do

Love is the will to extend one's self for the purpose of nurturing one's own or another's spiritual growth... Love is as love does. Love is an act of will -- namely, both an intention and an action. Will also implies choice. We do not have to love. We choose to love.

If we are to grow in love, the prisons of our egoism must be unlocked. This implies suffering, constant effort and repeated choices.

In business people negotiate to win. They negotiate to get what they want. Love is different. Love is when you are as concerned about someone else's situation as you are about your own.

You don't need a religious background to strive for something good, for genuine compassion and love for others.

Love is when the other person's happiness is more important than your own.

Love makes money-grabbing seem contemptible; love makes class prejudice impossible; love makes selfish ambition a thing to be despised; love converts enemies into friends.

Love is not about what you want. It's about finding happiness for the one you love.

I'll give you an exact definition. When the happiness of another person becomes as essential to yourself as your own, then the state of love exists.

Love is giving and it has nothing to do with what you receive.

It is love alone that leads to right action. What brings order in the world is to love and let love do what it will.

Goodness, generosity, or love does not come into being save through the search for reality.

Only Love conceives things worthy enough to stand greater than individual accomplishment.

The most important thing in any relationship is not what you get but what you give.... In any case, the giving of love is an education in itself.

Learning to love unselfishly is not an easy task. It runs counter to our self-centered nature.

Real love is when you become selfless and you are more concerned about your mate's or children's egos than your own. You're now a giver instead of a taker.

I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion--and where it isn't, that's where my work lies.

No amount of prayer or meditation can do what helping others can do.

In pursuing personal growth, there are issues where we can advance just so far by ourselves. At some point, our continued progress and improvement can only come about through relationships with others. Romantic love is an intense and intimate exposure to another person; if we can be who we want to be, even in that context, then our spiritual growth is exponentially expanded.

Love isn't love until you give it away.

Some people say that compassion is the purest form of love because it neither expects nor demands anything in return.

Through your love for each other, through learning the art of making one person happy, you learn to express your love for the whole of humanity and all beings. Please help us develop the curriculum for the Institute for the Happiness of One Person. Don't wait until we open the school. You can begin practicing right away.

Compassion is a spiritual technology.

I have to be able to love somebody except myself and the theater.