Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

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

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

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen.

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen.

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.

We may not return the affection of those who like us, but we always respect their good judgment.

We may not return the affection of those who like us, but we always respect their good judgment.

The tide sent into
the cleft of rock Neptune's
polyfingered hand of
welcome.

The tide sent into
the cleft of rock Neptune's
polyfingered hand of
welcome.

A woman's life is a history of the affections.

A woman's life is a history of the affections.

I never met a man I didn't like.

I never met a man I didn't like.