One who has no love in his heart will try to possess everything for himself.
One who has love in his heart is ready to sacrifice everything including his own body for the benefit of others.
The ignorant say that love leads one to Dharma only; but love is a defense against evil too and love helps one to get out of vice also.The life of a man who has no love in his heart is as futile as the existence and flourishing of a withered tree in a barren land.
The human body which is sustained by love is truly alive, where as the human body which is not sustained by love is mere assembly of bones covered with skin.
Thirukural