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It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. read more

It is remarkable by how much a pinch of malice enhances the penetrating power of an idea or an opinion. Our ears, it seems, are wonderfully attuned to sneers and evil reports about our fellow men.

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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.

by C.s. Lewis Found in: Affection Quotes,
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I was adored once too.

I was adored once too.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Affection Quotes,
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Comedy deflates the sense precisely so that the underlying lubricity and malice may bubble to the surface.

Comedy deflates the sense precisely so that the underlying lubricity and malice may bubble to the surface.

by Paul Goodman Found in: Malice Quotes,
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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.

by George Macdonald Found in: Amusement Quotes,
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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.

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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.

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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.

by J. B. Yeats Found in: Affection Quotes,
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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.

by Kahlil Gibran Found in: Affection Quotes,
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