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.

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 woman's life is a history of the affections.

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

A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.

A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed even under what are called the games and amusements of mankind.

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.

The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.

The real character of a man is found out by his amusements.

You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water -- an inch deep and then the mud.

You can't live on amusement. It is the froth on water -- an inch deep and then the mud.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

Prayer is not an old woman's idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.

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.