Affection Quotes

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On the eve of my laying down office, with the inauguration of the Republic, I should like to tender my greetings and best wishes to… — C. Rajagopalachari
The goal of revelation is not information only, but affection, worship, and obedience. Christ in us will be realized only as we drink deeply of… — Kevin DeYoung
Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations. — George Crabbe
The curiosity of cats is, like their affection, of a purity and intensity rarely seen in humans. We would be jaded when faced with the… — Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
I would have every minister of the gospel address his audience with the zeal of a friend, with the generous energy of a father, and… — Francois Fenelon
Finally it should be the earnest wish and paramount aim of the military administration to win the confidence, respect, and affection of the inhabitants of… — William McKinley
Time is what keeps the light from reaching us. There is no greater obstacle to God than time: and not only time but temporalities, not… — Meister Eckhart
Because of an off-hand funny comment I made backstage at a concert years ago, a story circulated that the song has been a burden and… — Don McLean
I get the feeling people respect me and that there is affection for me. That makes me happy, — Andres Iniesta
The bonding of women that is woman-loving, or Gyn/affection, is very different from male bonding. Male bonding has been the glue of male dominance. It… — Sheila Jeffreys
Dogs in America get more affection than women in most Third World countries. — Cesar Millan
We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and… — Sarah Bernhardt
Starved for affection, terrified of abandonment, I began to wonder if sex was really just an excuse to look deeply into another human being's eyes. — Douglas Coupland
Being thus prepared for us in all ways, and made beautiful, and good for food, and for building, and for instruments of our hands, this… — John Ruskin
It is sweet to feel by what fine spun threads our affections are drawn together. — Laurence Sterne
We should measure affection, not like youngsters by the ardor of its passion, but by its strength and constancy. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
True affection is a body of enigmas, mysteries and riddles, wherein two so become one that they both become two. — Thomas Browne
Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection-that is the last and most precious reward that any man can win, whether by character or achievement. — Mark Twain
The effect of the indulgence of human affection is a certain cordial exhilaration. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections. — Joseph Butler

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