Affection Quotes

I love you, Elizabeth... and more than that, I like you. I enjoy spending time with you.

I love you," he finally whispered. She leaned forward and touched his face. "I know. And I love you, too.

Friends, genuine friends, are attracted by a warm heart, not money, not power. A genuine friend considers you as just another human being, as a brother or sister, and shows affection on that level, regardless of whether you are rich or poor, or in a high position; that is a genuine friend.

Hugs can do great amounts of good - especially for children.

Whoever you are, now I place my hand upon you/ That you may be my poem/ I whisper with my lips close to your ear/ I have loved many women and men, but I love none better than you.

He put his arms around her. “Well, in my defense, then, whatever I did seemed to work, didn't it?” She sighed. “I suppose.” “You suppose?” “What do you want? A medal?” “For starters. A trophy would be nice, too.” She smiled. “What do you think you're holding right now?

Once when I had remarked on the affection quite often found between cat and dog, my friend replied, "Yes. But I bet no dog would ever confess it to the other dogs.

But as to the affection which anyone may have for us, it is the first demand of duty that we do most for him who loves us most; but we should measure affection, not like youngsters, by the ardour of its passion, but rather by its strength and constancy.

The happiest hours of my life have been spent in the flow of affection among friends.

Affection, mistress of passion, sways it to the mood of what it likes or loathes.

This is not the land of my birth, but it is the land for which I hold the greatest affection, and I certainly will come back in the springtime

I dust [your photo] carefully every morning, for to do so gives me the pleasant feeling that I'm caressing you as in the old days. I even touch your nose with mine to recapture the electric current that used to flush through my blood whenever I did so.

True friendship develops not as a result of money or power but on the basis of genuine human affection.

When we speak of a calm state of mind or peace of mind, we shouldn't confuse that with an insensitive state of apathy. Having a calm or peaceful state of mind doesn't mean being spaced out or completely empty. Peace of mind or a calm state of mind is rooted in affection and compassion and is sensitive and responsive to others.

A chuck under the chin is worth two kisses.

Real affection comes from the face. Those political leaders, when they meet, they are always hugging, but not very genuine. Deep, sincerity comes from face and eye.

Praise is well, compliment is well, but affection-that is the last and most precious reward that any man can win, whether by character or achievement.

I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.

When you hug someone,never be the first to let go.

By giving children lots of affection, you can help fill them with love and acceptance of themselves. Then that's what they will have to give away.

The nation which indulges towards another an habitual hatred, or an habitual fondness, is in some degree a slave. It is a slave to its animosity or to its affection, either of which is sufficient to lead it astray from its duty and its interest.

The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years.

Then come kiss me, sweet and twenty.

Genuine human friendship is on the basis of human affection, irrespective of your position. Therefore, the more you show concern about the welfare and rights of others, the more you are a genuine friend. The more you remain open and sincere, then ultimately more benefits will come to you. If you forget or do not bother about others, then eventually you will lose your own benefit.

There is no rapture in the love which is prompted by esteem; such affection is lasting, not passionate.

And do you know Monsieur Marius? I believe I was a little in love with you.

It's true that nothing in this world makes us so necessary to others as the affection we have for them.

I never change, except in my affections.

... Natural affections and instincts, my dear sir, are the most beautiful of the Almighty's works, but like other beautiful works of His, they must be reared and fostered, or it is as natural that they should be wholly obscured, and that new feelings should usurp their place, as it is that the sweetest productions of the earth, left untended, should be choked with weeds and briers.

Her affection for everything she could love increased.

you will always love, and you will always be loved

We all need basic human values rooted in trust and affection.

Even before I met you I was far from indifferent to you.

I love you too, Will Blakelee," she whispered, leaning in to kiss him again.

Looking at the pattern of our existence from birth to death, we can see the way in which we are fundamentally nurtured by other's affection.

I keep thinking about you every few minutes all day.

One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.

If a man can be properly said to love something, it must be clear that he feels affection for it as a whole, and does not love part of it to the exclusion of the rest.

A correct answer is like an affectionate kiss.

The female biologically [has] more potential to show affection and compassion.

If gratitude and esteem are good foundations of affection, Elizabeth's change of sentiment will be neither improbable nor faulty. But if otherwise--if regard springing from such sources is unreasonable or unnatural, in comparison of what is so often described as arising on a first interview with its object, and even before two words have been exchanged, nothing can be said in her defence, except that she had given somewhat of a trial to the latter method in her partiality for Wickham, and that its ill success might, perhaps, authorise her to seek the other less interesting mode of attachment.

You kiss by th' book.

Hold it more important to have the players' confidence than their affection.

If you have only one smile in you give it to the people you love.

Some philosophers tell us that selfishness is at the root of our best loves and affections. Mr. Dombey's young child was, from the beginning, so distinctly important to him as a part of his own greatness, or (which is the same thing) of the greatness of Dombey and Son, that there is no doubt his parental affection might have been easily traced, like many a goodly superstructure of fair fame, to a very low foundation.

We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection.

Out of the depths of my happy heart wells a great tide of love and prayer for this priceless treasure that is confided to my lifelong keeping. You cannot see its waves as they flow toward you, darling, but in these lines you will hear...the distant beating of its surf.

The chief recommendation is modesty, then dutiful conduct toward parents, then affection for kindred.

Everybody needs hugs.

I do love nothing in the world so well as you- is not that strange?

In dealing with the dead, if we treat them as if they were entirely dead, that would show a want of affection and should not be done; or, if we treat them as if they were entirely alive, that would show a want of wisdom and should not be done.

Affection would not be affection if it was loudly and frequently expressed; to produce it in public is like getting your household furniture out for a move. It did very well in its place, but it looks shabby or tawdry or grotesque in the sunshine.

Please send me your last pair of shoes, worn out with dancing as you mentioned in your letter, so that I might have something to press against my heart.

When young we have a vivid sense of basic values like trust and warm-heartedness, which we tend to neglect in today's competitive world as we grow up, yet from birth we all have a need for affection. The emotions we experience today have not changed much over the last few thousand years, but the interest increasing numbers of people are showing in their inner world and how their emotions work is a sign of maturity.

To pay compliments to the one we love is the first method of caressing, a demi-audacity venturing. A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil.

Anger, hatred and jealousy never solve problems, only affection, concern and respect can do that.

Are you learning me by heart, little Sara?" he said, stroking her hair. "No," she answered. "I know you by heart. You are inside my heart.

A genuine, affectionate smile is very important in our day-to-day lives.

An affectionate disposition not only makes the mind more peaceful and calm, but it affects our body in a positive way too.