You can never love anyone to your own detriment. That is not love, tha…

Iyanla Vanzant
317 citations
You can never love anyone to your own detriment. That is not love, that is possession, control, fear, or a combination of them all. ✨ Iyanla Vanzant (1999). In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want, p.191, Simon and Schuster
Love Time
30

More Author Quotes

Breathing deeply and releasing fear will help you get to where you want to be. ✨ Iyanla Vanzant (2002). Living Through the Meantime: Learning to Break the Patterns of the Past and Beg, p.23, Simon an … ▶
This is probably one of the most difficult challenges any parent could face - learning to love the other parent enough to make the children first.
I am the one I have been looking for.
I have learned the hard way to mind my business, without judging who people are and what they do. I am more troubled by the lack of space being provided for the truth to unfold. Humans cannot seem to … ▶
The goal isn't to be perfect, but to be authentic!

You can never love anyone to your own detriment. That is not love, that is possession, control, fear, or a combination of them all. ✨ Iyanla Vanzant (1999). In the Meantime: Finding Yourself and the Love You Want, p.191, Simon and Schuster

More Author Quotes

Most Cited Authors

The Best Quotes

Most Liked Authors

Curated Author Quotes