Affection Quotes

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We should all visit the sick. When they are in sorrow and suffering, it is a real help and benefit to have a friend come.… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
BahÃ¡'Ã marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. They must, however, exercise the utmost care and become acquainted with each other's character.… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness; and likewise a variety of particular affections, passions, and appetites to particular external objects. — Joseph Butler
Every one of our passions and affections hath its natural stint and bound, which may easily be exceeded; whereas our enjoyments can possibly be but… — Joseph Butler
God Almighty is, to be sure, unmoved by passion or appetite, unchanged by affection; but then it is to be added that He neither sees… — Joseph Butler
We are afraid that our adult sexuality will somehow damage our kids, that itâ€™s inappropriate or dangerous. But whom are we protecting? Children who see… — Esther Perel
Our higher needs include making full use of our gifts, finding and fulfilling our calling, being loved and cherished just for ourselves, and being in… — David Richo
At every stage of life, our inner self requires the nurturance of loving people attuned to our feelings and responsive to our needs who can… — David Richo
The Five Aâ€™s (attention, appreciation, acceptance, affection, allowing) are simultaneously the fulfillment of our earliest needs, the requirements of adult intimacy and of universal compassion,… — David Richo
Certainly it is one of our sweetest experiences that when we are touched by some noble affection or pure joy, we remember the dead most… — Helen Keller
Wherever there is any element of pride or of conceit, Jesus cannot expound a thing. He will take us through the disappointment of a wounded… — Oswald Chambers
Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitlerâ€™s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before,… — Albert Einstein
Would ministers preach for eternity! They would then act the part of true Christian orators, and not only calmly and cooly inform the understanding, but,… — George Whitefield
I have had a fairly long life, above all a very happy one, and I think that I shall be remembered with some regrets and… — Antoine Lavoisier
The name is not important anymore - it's the tone that counts. I feel like an old dog I know. He will come to any… — Robert Fulghum
A dog can have a friend; he has affections and character, he can enjoy equally the field and the fireside; he dreams, he caresses, he… — Leigh Hunt
The way of awakening and freedom requires that we ask ourselves, with all of the earnestness, honesty, and humility at our command, just this one… — Scott Morrison
Michael is a funny character, for whom I have a great deal of affection. He sat across his desk and seemed to be a bit… — Madeleine Stowe
It carries a burden which is no burden; it will not be kept back by anything low and mean; it desires to be free from… — Thomas a Kempis
Talk not of wasted affection, affection never was wasted; If it enrich not the heart of another, its waters, returning Back to their springs, like… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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