Whoever loves God loves his neighbor.

 
St. Basil the Great, 4th century

You merit the vision of seeing God by loving your neighbor.
And by loving your neighbor, you prepare your eye to see God.

 
St. Augustine, 5th century

God made love the stairway
that would enable all Christians to climb to heaven.

 
St. Fulgentius of Ruspe, 6th century

True love is to love your friend in God,
and your enemy for the sake of God.

 
St. Gregory the Great, 6th century

Hospitality of heart means accepting others as they are,
not as we would like them to be;
and allowing them to make themselves at home
in one’s heart.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

If we wish to savor the joy of brotherly love
with greater perfection and delight,
we must extend even to our enemies
the embrace of true love.

 
St. Aelred, 12th century

The only remedy against loneliness is communication,
to touch someone, not only physically,
but gladly, joyfully, simply, in a friendly fashion.
It is quite easy if you really love people
but you have to love your brothers and sisters as they are.

 
Servant of God, Catherine Doherty, 20th century

God wants us to look at our brothers and sisters tenderly
and love them just as they are,
because each is a child of God, who is beloved.
Our Lord paid the price for their love with his blood.

 
Ven. Charles de Foucauld, 20th century