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Affections Quotes

Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections Picture Quote #1

That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life Picture Quote #1

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good Picture Quote #1

Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections Picture Quote #1

The parental, and filial affections seem to be as ardent, their sensibility and attachment, as active and faithful, as those observed to be in human nature Picture Quote #1

For film and television, it’s interesting how fans feel that their particular ways of manifesting their affections are the correct ones. It’s not just about being a fan, it’s about how you perform your fandom. That’s always been interesting to me Picture Quote #1

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Every one of our passions and affections hath its natural stint and bound, which may easily be exceeded; whereas our enjoyments can possibly be but in a determinate measure and degree Picture Quote #1

There is no sinfulness in the will and affections without some error in the understanding. All lusts which a natural man lives in, are lusts of ignorance Picture Quote #1

Many things are unknown to the wisest, and the best men can never wholly divest themselves of passions and affections... nothing can or ought to be permanent but that which is perfect Picture Quote #1

Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations Picture Quote #1

Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to the ground Picture Quote #1

There are few mortals so insensible that their affections cannot he gained by mildness, their confidence by sincerity, their hatred by scorn or neglect Picture Quote #1

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The eye is the window of the soul, the mouth the door. The intellect, the will, are seen in the eye; the emotions, sensibilities, and affections, in the mouth. The animals look for man’s intentions right into his eyes. Even a rat, when you hunt him and bring him to bay, looks you in the eye Picture Quote #1

Riches should be admitted into our houses, but not into our hearts; we may take them into our possession, but not into our affections Picture Quote #1

Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders Picture Quote #1

Home is the dearest spot on earth, and it should be the centre, but not the boundary, of the affections Picture Quote #1

I claim no right to myself, no right to this understanding, this will, these affections that are in me. Neither do I have any right to this body or its members, no right to this tongue, to these hands, feet, ears or eyes. I have given myself clear away and not retained anything of my own Picture Quote #1

A garden is a result of an arrangement of natural materials according to aesthetic laws; interwoven throughout are the artist’s outlook on life, his past experiences, his affections, his attempts, his mistakes and his successes Picture Quote #1

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... I put down these memorandums of my affections in honor of tenderness, in honor of all of those who have been conscripted into the brotherhood of loss Picture Quote #1

The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states, which connect themselves with the feelings, the affections, the municipal institutions, and the internal arrangements of the whole population. They possess, too, the immediate administration of justice in all cases, civil and criminal, which concern the property, personal rights, and peaceful pursuits of their own citizens Picture Quote #1

After all that corrupt poets, and more corrupt philosophers, have told us of the blandishments of pleasure, and of its tendency to soften the temper and humanize the affections, it is certain, that nothing hardens the heart like excessive and unbounded luxury; and he who refuses the fewest gratifications to his own voluptuousness, will generally be found the least susceptible of tenderness for the wants of others Picture Quote #1

I wasn’t safe. I wasn’t permanent. My life was a fiction I had created, like an alien who comes to earth and tries to pass as human. The affections of my friends meant nothing to me, directed, as they were, toward a person who wasn’t there. There was nobody home Picture Quote #1

A man knows no more in religion than he loves and embraceth with the affections of his soul Picture Quote #1

I have never understood why one’s affections must be confined, as once with women, to a single country Picture Quote #1

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One must not be mean with the affections; what is spent of the fund is renewed in the spending itself Picture Quote #1

We must serve the people worthily, and not occupy ourselves in trying to please them. The best way, to gain their affections is to do them good Picture Quote #1

To myself, mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery; in them, and in the forms of inferior landscape that lead to them, my affections are wholly bound up Picture Quote #1

The books that charmed us in youth recall the delight ever afterwards; we are hardly persuaded there are any like them, any deserving our equal affections Picture Quote #1

Lust is a sharp spur to vice, which always putteth the affections into a false gallop Picture Quote #1

The most natural, and, consequently, the truest and most intense of the human affections are those which arise in the heart as if by electric sympathy Picture Quote #1

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Happiness or satisfaction consists only in the enjoyment of those objects which are by nature suited to our several particular appetites, passions, and affections (Affections Quotes) That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of kings, or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths, it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life (Affections Quotes) It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good (Affections Quotes) Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections (Affections Quotes) The parental, and filial affections seem to be as ardent, their sensibility and attachment, as active and faithful, as those observed to be in human nature (Affections Quotes) For film and television, it’s interesting how fans feel that their particular ways of manifesting their affections are the correct ones. It’s not just about being a fan, it’s about how you perform your fandom. That’s always been interesting to me (Affections Quotes) Every one of our passions and affections hath its natural stint and bound, which may easily be exceeded; whereas our enjoyments can possibly be but in a determinate measure and degree (Affections Quotes) There is no sinfulness in the will and affections without some error in the understanding. All lusts which a natural man lives in, are lusts of ignorance (Affections Quotes) Many things are unknown to the wisest, and the best men can never wholly divest themselves of passions and affections... nothing can or ought to be permanent but that which is perfect (Affections Quotes) Deceivers are the most dangerous members of society. They trifle with the best affections of our nature, and violate the most sacred obligations (Affections Quotes) Language is not an abstract construction of the learned, or of dictionary makers, but is something arising out of the work, needs, ties, joys, affections, tastes, of long generations of humanity, and has its bases broad and low, close to the ground (Affections Quotes) There are few mortals so insensible that their affections cannot he gained by mildness, their confidence by sincerity, their hatred by scorn or neglect (Affections Quotes) The eye is the window of the soul, the mouth the door. The intellect, the will, are seen in the eye; the emotions, sensibilities, and affections, in the mouth. The animals look for man’s intentions right into his eyes. Even a rat, when you hunt him and bring him to bay, looks you in the eye (Affections Quotes) Riches should be admitted into our houses, but not into our hearts; we may take them into our possession, but not into our affections (Affections Quotes) Nothing is more easy than to deceive one’s self, as our affections are subtle persuaders (Affections Quotes) Home is the dearest spot on earth, and it should be the centre, but not the boundary, of the affections (Affections Quotes) I claim no right to myself, no right to this understanding, this will, these affections that are in me. Neither do I have any right to this body or its members, no right to this tongue, to these hands, feet, ears or eyes. I have given myself clear away and not retained anything of my own (Affections Quotes) A garden is a result of an arrangement of natural materials according to aesthetic laws; interwoven throughout are the artist’s outlook on life, his past experiences, his affections, his attempts, his mistakes and his successes (Affections Quotes) ... I put down these memorandums of my affections in honor of tenderness, in honor of all of those who have been conscripted into the brotherhood of loss (Affections Quotes) The state governments have a full superintendence and control over the immense mass of local interests of their respective states, which connect themselves with the feelings, the affections, the municipal institutions, and the internal arrangements of the whole population. They possess, too, the immediate administration of justice in all cases, civil and criminal, which concern the property, personal rights, and peaceful pursuits of their own citizens (Affections Quotes) After all that corrupt poets, and more corrupt philosophers, have told us of the blandishments of pleasure, and of its tendency to soften the temper and humanize the affections, it is certain, that nothing hardens the heart like excessive and unbounded luxury; and he who refuses the fewest gratifications to his own voluptuousness, will generally be found the least susceptible of tenderness for the wants of others (Affections Quotes) I wasn’t safe. I wasn’t permanent. My life was a fiction I had created, like an alien who comes to earth and tries to pass as human. The affections of my friends meant nothing to me, directed, as they were, toward a person who wasn’t there. There was nobody home (Affections Quotes) A man knows no more in religion than he loves and embraceth with the affections of his soul (Affections Quotes) I have never understood why one’s affections must be confined, as once with women, to a single country (Affections Quotes) One must not be mean with the affections; what is spent of the fund is renewed in the spending itself (Affections Quotes) We must serve the people worthily, and not occupy ourselves in trying to please them. The best way, to gain their affections is to do them good (Affections Quotes) To myself, mountains are the beginning and the end of all natural scenery; in them, and in the forms of inferior landscape that lead to them, my affections are wholly bound up (Affections Quotes) The books that charmed us in youth recall the delight ever afterwards; we are hardly persuaded there are any like them, any deserving our equal affections (Affections Quotes) Lust is a sharp spur to vice, which always putteth the affections into a false gallop (Affections Quotes) The most natural, and, consequently, the truest and most intense of the human affections are those which arise in the heart as if by electric sympathy (Affections Quotes)

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