Affections Quotes

273 quotes by 201 authors

Many merry Christmases, many happy New Years. Unbroken friendships, great accumulations of cheerful recollections and affections on earth, and heaven for us all. — Charles Dickens
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
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
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
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
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
The priceless treasure of boyhood is his endless enthusiasm, his high store of idealism, his affections and his hopes. When we preserve these, we have… — Herbert Hoover
Of all the tyrants the world affords, our own affections are the fiercest lords. — John Sterling
Besides, Rose Bradwardine, beautiful and amiable as we have described her, had not precisely the sort of beauty or merit which captivates a romantic imagination… — Walter Scott
My affections are easily swayed and I can be very unfaithful. — Dusty Springfield
Christ has not conquered my affections if He has to compete for my attention. — Leonard Ravenhill
We do not want to lose our grief, because our grief is bound up with our love and we could not cease to mourn without… — Phillips Brooks
When someone sets his affections upon the cross and the love of Christ, he crucifies the world as a dead and undesirable thing. The baits… — John Owen
By affliction Christ shows us our emptiness and weakness, draws us to the throne of grace, purifies our affections, weans us from the world, and… — J C Ryle
The object of music is a Sound. The end; to delight, and move various Affections in us. — Rene Descartes
In our fluctuations of feelings, it is well to remember that Jesus admits no change in His affections; your heart is not the compass Jesus… — Samuel Rutherford
There is nothing which so generally strikes the imagination and engages the affections of mankind, as the right of property. — William Blackstone
The American humorist sat on his couch suffering thoughts of her, trying to figure out how to win back her affections, wondering what had happened… — Richard Brautigan
His friends were those of his own blood or those whom he had known the longest; his affections, like ivy, were the growth of time,… — Robert Louis Stevenson

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