To love is to value. Only a rationally selfish man, a man of self este…

Ayn Rand
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To love is to value. Only a rationally selfish man, a man of self esteem, is capable of love - because he is the only man capable of holding firm, consistent, uncompromising, unbetrayed value. The man who does not value himself, cannot value anything or anyone ✨ Ayn Rand (1964). The Virtue of Selfishness, p.29, Penguin
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