"Always when I see a man fond of praise I always think it is because he is an affectionate man craving for affection"
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"Unless one is inordinately fond of subordination, one is always at war."
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"One must not be mean with the affections; what is spent of the fund is renewed in the spending itself."
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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."
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"I have never been able to be so allured by the prospect of advantages or so terrified by misfortunes, swayed by honours or fettered by affection, nay not even so smitten by the fear of death, as to enter upon marriage."
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"The word is a sign or symbol of the impressions or affections of the soul."
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"Friendship is nothing else than an accord in all things, human and divine, conjoined with mutual goodwill and affection."
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"Most people would rather give than get affection."
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"The best fortress which a prince can possess is the affection of his people."
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"There can be no substitute for work, neither affection nor physical well-being can replace it."
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"To feel the affection that comes from those whom we do not know ... widens out the boundaries of our being, and unites all living things."
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"Putting affects the nerves more than anything. I would actually get nauseated over three-footers."
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"Such as thy words are, such will thy affections be esteemed; and such will thy deeds be as thy affections and such thy life as thy deeds."
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"My affection for CinemaScope initially was my affection for the horizontal line as I learned it from having been apprenticed to an architect who was someone named Frank Lloyd Wright."
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"That to begin with; let respect be the foundation, affection the first floor, love the superstructure."
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"I never change, except in my affections."
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"We are so fond on one another because our ailments are the same."
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"I am more fond of achieving than striving. My theories must prove to be facts or be discarded as worthless. My efforts must soon be crowned with success, or discontinued."
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"Our affections, however laudable, in this transitory world, should never master us; we should guide them, guide them."
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"Pow'r above pow'rs! O heavenly eloquence! That with the strong rein of commanding words, Dost manage, guide, and master th' eminence Of men's affections, more than all their swords!"
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