This bible verse was read during my wedding. It is a very difficult ideal to live by, but it is something to which I strive to hold myself. It corresponds very much to the prior statement from my mom, but it is directed at the most important person in my life, my wife.
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.”
Bible verse, Corinthians 13:4-8