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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
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.’
Quote Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
Quote Genre: Affection
Charles Dickens – ‘With affection beaming in on…
‘With affection beaming in one eye and calculation shining out of the other.’
Quote Author: Charles Dickens
Quote Genre: Affection
Percy Bysshe Shelley – ‘Whatever strengthens and pur…
‘Whatever strengthens and purifies the affections enlarges the imagination and adds spirit to sense is useful.’
Quote Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
Quote Genre: Affection
Lucius Annaeus Seneca – ‘There is no power greater th…
‘There is no power greater than true affection.’
Quote Author: Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Quote Genre: Affection
Lord George Gordon Byron – ‘Alas! our young affections r…
‘Alas! our young affections run to waste Or water but the desert.’
Quote Author: Lord George Gordon Byron
Quote Genre: Affection
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.’
Quote Author: Logan Pearsall Smith
Quote Genre: Affection
Sir Walter Scott – ‘Affection can withstand very…
‘Affection can withstand very severe storms of vigor but not a long polar frost of indifference.’
Quote Author: Sir Walter Scott
Quote Genre: Affection
Ambrose Gwinett Bierce – ‘UXORIOUSNESS n. A perverted …
‘UXORIOUSNESS n. A perverted affection that has strayed to ones own wife.’
Quote Author: Ambrose Gwinett Bierce
Quote Genre: Affection
Aristotle – ‘Dissimilarity of habit tends…
‘Dissimilarity of habit tends more than anything to destroy affection.’