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.

I never met a man I didn't like.

I never met a man I didn't like.

The best way to hold a man is in your arms.

The best way to hold a man is in your arms.

A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

A difference of tastes in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

Affection, like melancholy, magnifies trifles; but the magnifying of the one is like looking through a telescope at heavenly objects; read more

Affection, like melancholy, magnifies trifles; but the magnifying of the one is like looking through a telescope at heavenly objects; that of the other, like enlarging monsters with a microscope.

The bee's favorite couplet: a sunup brimming buttercuplet.

The bee's favorite couplet: a sunup brimming buttercuplet.

He who does not see the angels and devils in the beauty and malice of life will be far removed read more

He who does not see the angels and devils in the beauty and malice of life will be far removed from knowledge, and his spirit will be empty of affection.

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.