: Re: Is the sentence "Love not self - love no one" easily understandable to an English reader? This question is not about syntactical correctness. I do not care about that. The only thing I care

It is open to interpretation, so not clear. Love not self sounds like a warning against narcissistic tendencies or a call to be selfless as self is merely an illusion so love of self would be a waste.

Sentences should not require explication. What you might want to try is adding the missing concept. â€œWithout love of self one cannot love othersâ€

â€œLove not self - love no oneâ€ sounds negative. It implies that love is something to be avoided.

The sentiment is similar to what Emerson said regarding beauty, that to find it elsewhere we must carry it within ourselves (poor paraphrase).

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