Affections Quotes

273 quotes by 201 authors

To be born again is, as it were, to enter upon a new existence, to have a new mind, a new heart, new views, new… — J C Ryle
We must cast away everything which hinders us upon our road towards heaven â€“ the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eye and… — J C Ryle
A tree may always be known by its fruit, and a true Christian may always be discovered by their habits, tastes & affections. — J C Ryle
Look to the cross, think of the cross, meditate on the cross, and then go and set your affections on the world if you can. — J C Ryle
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
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
It is sweet to feel by what fine spun threads our affections are drawn together. — Laurence Sterne
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
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
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
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
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
Riches should be admitted into our houses, but not into our hearts; we may take them into our possession, but not into our affections. — Pierre Charron
The intelligent and good man holds in his affections the good and true of every land -- the boundaries of countries are not the limitations… — Robert Green Ingersoll
We spend so much time trying to put send to death that we don't spend enough time striving to know God deeply, trying to gaze… — Matt Chandler
Our wish, our object, our chief preoccupation must be to form Jesus in ourselves, to make his spirit, his devotion, his affections, his desire, and… — John Eudes
The Bible is the light of my understanding, the joy of my heart, the fullness of my hope, the clarified of my affections, the mirror… — William Jones

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