Elif Shafak. Forty rules of love (№ 146290)

It is easy to love a perfect God, unblemished and spotless. But how much harder to love a fellow-mortal with all its imperfections and shortcomings. Remember, the man knows what he's capable of love. There is no wisdom without love. If we do not love God's creation, we will not be able to truly love and to truly know God.