Doktor Hirschfeld’s key aphorisms and maxims for the Institut hung in a black frame behind Bertie’s desk, above his many file cabinets, for all applicants to see while sitting with him: 1. To love one’s neighbor, one has to respect his love. 2. Instead of asking “Who’s to blame?” rather ask “What’s to blame?” 3. Both predisposition and circumstance mold mankind. 4. All attraction in nature rests on laws—so does love’s attraction. 5. To every law an exception, to every exception a law—everything is determined. 6. Love is the transformation of latent into active energy. 7. Just as love sprouts
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