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Gregory the Great pointed out that "love itself is knowing" (amor ipse notitia est) and later William of St. Thierry varied this saying slightly and deepening the thought appreciably, by writing that "love itself is understanding" (amor ipse intellectus est). Love alone allows us to know another. Only love permits us truly to understand the other as a unique person, yet acknowledge that we're all One in our common humanity. [A novelist's more modern insight: "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French flyer, philosopher and writer]