Quote Genre: Affection

Unknown – ‘There are three possible par…

‘There are three possible parts to a date of which at least two must be offered: entertainment food and affection. It is customary to begin a series of dates with a great deal of entertainment a moderate amount of food … Continue reading

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Ralph Waldo Emerson – ‘The moment we indulge our af…

‘The moment we indulge our affections the earth is metamorphosed; there is no winter and no night; all tragedies all ennuis vanish all duties even.’

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Charles Dickens – ‘With affection beaming in on…

‘With affection beaming in one eye and calculation shining out of the other.’

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Percy Bysshe Shelley – ‘Whatever strengthens and pur…

‘Whatever strengthens and purifies the affections enlarges the imagination and adds spirit to sense is useful.’

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca – ‘There is no power greater th…

‘There is no power greater than true affection.’

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Lord George Gordon Byron – ‘Alas! our young affections r…

‘Alas! our young affections run to waste Or water but the desert.’

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Logan Pearsall Smith – ‘A slight touch of friendly m…

‘A slight touch of friendly malice and amusement towards those we love keeps our affections for them from turning flat.’

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Sir Walter Scott – ‘Affection can withstand very…

‘Affection can withstand very severe storms of vigor but not a long polar frost of indifference.’

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Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘UXORIOUSNESS n. A perverted …

‘UXORIOUSNESS n. A perverted affection that has strayed to ones own wife.’

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Aristotle – ‘Dissimilarity of habit tends…

‘Dissimilarity of habit tends more than anything to destroy affection.’

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