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.

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.

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.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

Talk not of wasted affection; affection never was wasted.

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

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

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.

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.

The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a fountain; to show them we read more

The hardest of all is learning to be a well of affection, and not a fountain; to show them we love them not when we feel like it, but when they do.

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.