Affection Quotes

1417 quotes by 966 authors

After all that corrupt poets, and more corrupt philosophers, have told us of the blandishments of pleasure, and of its tendency to soften the temper… — Hannah More
Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections. — Daniel Boone
In Judith Barrington's striking collection, Horses and the Human Soul, human emotions come ushered and accompanied by animal companions, especially the horses this speaker loves.… — Mark Doty
You set the standards for how you will be treated. People will treat you the exact way you treat yourself. So be good to you.… — Iyanla Vanzant
The best way to make your spouse and children feel secure is not with big deposits in bank account, but with little deposits of thoughtfulness… — Zig Ziglar
Do not despair, thinking that you cannot change yourself after so many years. Simply enter into the presence of Jesus as you are and ask… — Henri Nouwen
Book tours are almost designed to beat out of an author any affection he has for his book. — Michael Lewis
Excitable, easily distracted, sometimes vacant, prone to gloominess and also extreme euphoria; I canâ€™t be generous with time, but I try to be generous with… — Florence Welch
Times change, people change, thoughts about good and evil change, about true and false. But what always remains fast and steady is the affection that… — Margot Frank
So far as love or affection is concerned, psychologists have failed in their mission. The little we know about love does not transcend simple observation,… — Harry Harlow
The eye is the window of the soul, the mouth the door. The intellect, the will, are seen in the eye; the emotions, sensibilities, and… — Hiram Powers
Hidden behind the facade of pompous jargon and noble affections, there is more sheer larceny per square foot on the floor of the New York… — Richard Ney
I have a cat, so I know that when she digs her very sharp claws into my chest or stomach it's really a sign of… — Erik Naggum
LET us honour the King by cherishing respectful Sentiments concerning him; speaking of him with Affection, with Esteem and Reverence; and by promoting a like… — Charles Inglis
No money on earth can buy the love and affection that has been given to me by a grateful nation. — Abdul Qadeer Khan
Love must not touch the marrow of the soul. Our affections must be breakable chains that we can cast them off or tighten them.... — Euripides
You have yearned to have my affection cloak your delicate spirit, accept the pretense of my craving to consume your soul as a symptom of… — Philip the Apostle
That subtle knot which makes us man So must pure lovers souls descend T affections, and to faculties, Which sense may reach and apprehend, Else… — John Donne
Animals speak with pure affection. It's important to me to get something going in NY so we can get to be a no-kill city, and… — Bernadette Peters
Southern white people despise the Negro as a race, and will do nothing to aid in his elevation as such; but for certain individuals they… — James Weldon Johnson

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