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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

Most people would rather give than get affection.

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.