Arcana Coelestia (Elliott) n. 7371

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7371. The delight felt by those people in such attitudes of mind is the delight that belongs to self-love; and this delight when present with a person is hellish delight. Everything done by a person in accordance with his love is a form of delight, and therefore from such delight the nature of his love can also be known.


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