Best 602 quotes in «affection quotes» category

We owe subjection and obedience to all our kings, whether good or bad, alike, for that has respect unto their office; but as to esteem and affection, these are only due to their virtue.

We shall reach our goal, when we have the power to laugh as we destroy, as we smash, whatever was sacred to us as tradition, as education, and as human affection.

Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight, is his god.

Whatever affection we have for our friends or relations, the happiness of others never suffices for our own.

Whatever attracts the mind from God, whatever draws the affections away from Christ, is an enemy to the soul.

What if all it took to bring us to our knees and to ignite our affections was the Word opened and the presence of God? What if that was enough for us? What if it didn't take a great band to evoke that kind of response from us in worship? What if His presence - His Word opened - what if it was enough?

What I have always wanted for myself is much more primitive. It is probably nothing more than the affection of the people with whom I am in contact, and their good opinion of me.

What is it between Obama and Iran? That's the question we all ought to have. Because it sure seems to me like Obama's got some sort of affection for that nation.

What then in love can woman do? If we grow fond they shun us. And when we fly them, they pursue: But leave us when they've won us.

When a writer admits that he has an affection for something which he has written, it is high time to pray for his soul.

When it comes to accepting emotional support or affection, I'm a little guarded and hardened to that.

When I deeply look at a pious, I see no affection but fear; and when I look at an atheist, I see no fear but conceit!

When thier god and his exploiters cease to be adored and served, we shall live like comrades in mutual affection.

When someone fears losing your affection, he or she will strive to keep it. Perhaps you have strived to keep someone's affection, too. Fear of loss is not love.

Who can . . . guess how much industry and providence and affection we have caught from the pantomime of brutes?

When you make an omelet, as when you make love, affection counts for more than technique.

Wonder [said Socrates] is very much the affection of a philosopher; for there is no other beginning of philosophy than this.

With him everything is a test, affection is measured, that given weighed against that which has been received, and the balance, more often than not, disappointing him.

You can't measure the mutual affection of two human beings by the number of words they exchange.

Yes, the meeting of dear friends atones for the regret of separation; and like it so much enhances affection, that after absence one wonders how one has been able to stay away from them so long.

You accuse a woman of wavering affections, but don't blame her; she is just looking for a consistent man.

A circle of hugs, A give and take of love and affection; Keep it passing on and on, And on earth, a divine heaven shall be spun…

You should not have taken advantage of my sensibility to steal into my affections without my consent.

A cat's head rubbing your cheeks can give you a wonderful feeling, that of being loved and accepted.

A concrete love is a mass of emotion formed into a compound mixture of affection, care, desire and expectation.

Affection is a much profound emotion, which is inexplicable but can be fathomed through our pores. It percolates down our skin slowly.

Affection is like bread, unnoticed till we starve, and then we dream of it, and sing of it, and paint it.

Affection is the source of self-confidence, happiness, security, and a comfortable mental state.

Affection will burn cheerily when the white flame of love is flickered out. Affection is a fire that can be fed from day to day and be piled up ever higher as the wintry years draw nigh.

Affection expressed physically made friendship so complete and binding.

Affection is a sweetness, and it always gives the sweet taste, this is God gifted strength. No one else can change it.

Affection is invaluable. I will accept your heart as payment and change your mind.

A heart like mine, which never got any kind of affection growing up, is terrible above all things.

Alessandra approached the geniuses of the past to give them life with her attention, which was the form her affection took: paying attention.

A light rain touches my cheek like an angel's butterfly kisses.

A little bit of affection goes a long way toward reconciling one with the world.

Any work done with love - be it a photo or a meal or a painting - always looks so pretty, because love is a master of creating magical beauties!

All I need to do is place my pen against paper and your love writes for me.

And at once I fell in love with her, for if it is sometimes enough to make us love a woman that she should look on us with contempt, as I supposed Mlle Swann to have done, and that we should think that she can never be ours, sometimes, too, it is enough that she should look on us kindly, as Mme de Guermantes was doing, and that we should think of her as almost ours already.

Animals in our lives can be a blessing.

Anyway. I think forcing yourself to keep up appearances and putting up this identity that isn't yours, a mask you don't wear when you're alone, is phony. If you have to do all that stuff to get someone to love you, then can you really say they love you and who you really are? Once you change yourself to win affection, to win love, I don't even know if you can still call you you. If you've built your relationship on pretense and lies, it'll probably fail in some way or another, and if you've fundamentally changed yourself, then it's not really you.

At the end of life, each of us must answer the question, Whose story captured my soul?

....because people die but their memories not.

Desire for a person is not the same thing as having that unique appreciation and need for them, nor is affection. Desire waxes and wanes, and affection can be felt without long-standing commitment. But 'You matter to me' means that the long haul is accepted, even willingly taken on: I will carry you, hold you and applaud you, from here on in. Dependability: I will be here to take care of you. And when you are gone, I will be here to remember you.

Being such an insane guy with one of indiscretion routine of loving deeply as well as hating deeply but today it got me wrapped up with second one.

Be kind to all pets and animals because they will be kind back to you.

Cooking for someone just happens to be one of the most profound expressions of love.

consistent affection for his characters is what sets Tolstoy apart. Flaubert is equally “objective,” he says, but “Flaubert’s objectivity is charged with irritability and Tolstoy’s with affection. For Flaubert everyone and everything is somehow at fault. For Tolstoy everyone and everything has a saving grace.” “By loving people without cause, he discovered indubitable causes for loving them.” It would be hard to find a more succinct description of the chief work of the Holy Spirit in the human heart.

Conviction affects all substances in the vicinity.

Death, distance, and time, shall each one of them dig graves for your affections; but this pi do not know, nor can know, until the story of your life is ended.