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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A woman's life is a history of the affections.
A woman's life is a history of the affections.
Every gift, though it be small, is in reality great if given with affection.
Every gift, though it be small, is in reality great if given with affection.
