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There are many loveless things in the world

There are many loveless things in the world, but few 
more so than that of unkindness—the gall and wormwood 
of injured and unrequited friendship, a cold cynicism the 
recompense of beneficent deed or generous gift.

How easy, how gracious, on the other hand, is "that most 
excellent gift of love!" While it "seeks not its own," it is 
a deposit paid back in compound interest. No other forces 
of the soul can compensate for the lack of love. Amiability 
and courtesy, benevolence and sympathy, outlive the more 
heroic virtues. 

"In her tongue is the law of kindness." Proverbs 31:26