Affection Quotes

1417 quotes by 966 authors

A silent look of affection and regard when all other eyes are turned coldly away-the consciousness that we possess the sympathy and affection of one… — Charles Dickens
The inspired scribbler always has the gift for gossip in our common usage he or she can always inspire the commonplace with an uncommon flavor,… — Elizabeth Drew
Entire affection hateth nicer hands. — Edmund Spenser
In the isolation of his clear, cold intellect, the sceptic abides in a glacial and spectral universe. No glow from the affections lights up the… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin
Like all my family and class, I considered it a sign of weakness to show affection; to have been caught kissing my mother would have… — Agnes Smedley
The heart's affections are divided like the branches of the cedar tree; if the tree loses one strong branch; it will suffer but it does… — Khalil Gibran
Poetry, my dear friends, is a sacred incarnation of a smile. Poetry is a sigh that dries the tears. Poetry is a spirit who dwells… — Khalil Gibran
From a sensitive woman's heart springs the happiness of mankind, and from the kindness of her noble spirit comes mankind's affection. — Khalil Gibran
No matter how sexually attracted a man might be toward other men, or a woman toward other women, and no matter how close the bonds… — Orson Scott Card
It's not till sex has died out between a man and a woman that they can really love. And now I mean affection. Now I… — Enid Bagnold
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person… — Gautama Buddha
Man in his raw, natural state as he comes from the womb is morally and spiritually corrupt in disposition and character. Every part of his… — Robert L. Reymond
Man's want of original righteousness and of holy affections toward God, and the corruption of his moral nature and his bias toward evil is called… — Henry Clarence Thiessen
You must love yourself before you love another. By accepting yourself and fully being what you are, your simple presence can make others happy You… — Gautama Buddha
Mankind have love, animals have affection. The harmonious and beautiful world is revealed. — Gautama Buddha
If youâ€™d just center your thoughts and affections upon the Lord, youâ€™d be better off accidentally than youâ€™ve ever been on purpose! — Andrew Wommack
Pavlov's findings were that some animals learned more quickly if rewarded (by affection, by food, by stroking) each time they showed the right response, while… — Joost Meerloo
Among all the many kinds of first love, that which begins in childish companionship is the strongest and most enduring: when passion comes to unite… — George Eliot
In life, there are no perfect affections. — James Merrill
We do not seek the unanimity that comes to those who water down all issues to the lowest common denominator - or to those who… — John F. Kennedy

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