Always when I see a man fond of praise I always think it is because he is an affectionate man read more

Always when I see a man fond of praise I always think it is because he is an affectionate man craving for 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.

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.

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.

In nine cases out of ten, a woman had better show more affection than she feels.

The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a fountain; to show them we read more

The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a fountain; to show them we love them not when we feel like it, but when they do.

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be read more

I wash my hands of those who imagine chattering to be knowledge, silence to be ignorance, and affection to be art.

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the read more

Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If they are wholly restrained, love will die at the roots.

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.

Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives.