Affection Quotes - Page 20

• The regenerate man's desires are rectified; they are set on God himself, and the things above... Before, he saw no beauty in Christ, for which he was to be desired; but now he is all he desires, he is altogether lovely... regenerating grace sets the affections so firmly on God, that the man is disposed, at God's command, to quit his hold of every thing else, in order to keep his hold of Christ... If the stream of our affections were never thus turned, we are, doubtless, going down the stream into the pit.

  Thomas Boston

  Men, Order, Grace

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• The book it reminded me of most is Henry Miller’s The Books in My Life. Like Miller, Shields manages to convey his affection for and admiration of literature, and that, the enthusiasm and admiration, can revitalize the reader’s love for the art form. I’m grateful for How Literature Saved My Life because the book has made me think again – and for the first time in a while – 'Well, what is it we do when we read?' It’s a damned annoying question, but it needs to be asked now and then, and Shields has asked it in a way I find resonant and moving.

  Andre Alexis

  Art, Book, Grateful

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• People will always write and think all sorts of things – be irritated by us, have affection for us, think we dress coolly or disastrously. It’s whatever.

  Helena

  Writing, Thinking, People

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• 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.

  Robert Goolrick

  Home, Trying, Fiction

  Robert Goolrick (2008). “The End of the World as We Know It: Scenes from a Life”, p.105, Algonquin Books

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• I'm very fond of Norfolk. My husband came from there and the kids love it. Devon is beautiful, too.

  Honor Blackman

  Beautiful, Husband, Kids

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• We cultivate love when we allow our most vulnerable and powerful selves to be deeply seen and known, and when we honor the spiritual connection that grows from that offering with trust, respect, kindness and affection

  Brené Brown

  Spiritual, Powerful, Kindness

  Brené Brown (2010). “The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are”, p.40, Simon and Schuster

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• My goal was not to have huge luxuries. As a child, I wanted a house with a garden, which I have today. This is what I dreamed of. I’d never worry about age if I knew I could go on being loved and having the possibility to love... So it isn’t age or even death that one fears, as much as loneliness and the lack of affection.

  Audrey Hepburn

  Children, Loneliness, Garden

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• Material progress and a higher standard of living bring us greater comfort and health, but do not lead to a transformation of the mind, which is the only thing capable of providing lasting peace. Profound happiness, unlike fleeting pleasures, is spiritual in nature. It depends on the happiness of others and it is based on love and affection.

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Happiness, Spiritual

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• You have to create love and affection for your body, for what it can do for you. Love must be incarnated in the smallest pore of the skin, the smallest cell of the body to make them intelligent so they can collaborate with all the other ones, in the big republic of the body. This love must radiate from you to others.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Intelligent, Cells, Skins

  B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.59, Rodale

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• In the depth of my soul there is
  A wordless song - a song that lives
  In the seed of my heart.
  It refuses to melt with ink on
  Parchment; it engulfs my affection
  In a transparent cloak and flows,
  But not upon my lips.

  Khalil Gibran

  Song, Heart, Soul

  Khalil Gibran (2015). “A Tear And A Smile - Parables, Stories, and Poems of Khalil Gibran”, p.47, Editora Dracaena

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• 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?

  David Platt

  What If, Band, Knees

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• Many merry Christmases, many happy New Years. Unbroken friendships, great accumulations of cheerful recollections and affections on earth, and heaven for us all.

  Charles Dickens

  Friendship, Christmas, New Year

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• When someone who's starved of love is shown something that looks like sincere affection, is it any wonder that she jumps at it and clings to it?

  Sayo Masuda

  Love Is, Looks, Wonder

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• What a lovely place this world would be if only people would feel affection for everyone else, and all the ugliness of the human heart were to vanish - our envy of those better off than ourselves and our scorn for those worse off.

  Sayo Masuda

  Heart, Envy, People

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• Affection is important because it counters anger, hatred and suspicion that can prevent our minds from functioning clearly.

  Dalai Lama

  Hatred, Mind, Important

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• My main interest is in the promotion of human values. From birth we have a sense of affection and some sense of concern for others. We need to nurture it. Scientists have found that to ensure even physical health peace of mind is essential. People often think that love and compassion are only matters of religious concern, but in fact such values are necessary in all human relations

  Dalai Lama

  Love, Religious, Buddhist

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• I think with great affection and deep gratitude of my venerable predecessor, Benedict XVI, who during these years of his pontificate has enriched and strengthened the Church with his teaching, his goodness, his guidance, his faith, his humility, and his gentleness, which will remain a spiritual heritage for all.

  Pope Francis

  Spiritual, Gratitude, Teaching

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• One cannot watch chimpanzee infants for long without realizing that they have the same emotional need for affection and reassurance as human children.

  Jane Goodall

  Children, Emotional, Long

  Jane Goodall (2010). “Through a Window: My Thirty Years with the Chimpanzees of Gombe”, p.19, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The kindness of Christmas is the kindness of Christ. To know that God so loved us as to give us His Son for our dearest Brother, has brought human affection to its highest tide on the day of that Brother's birth. If God so loved us, how can we help loving one another?

  Maltbie Davenport Babcock

  Brother, Kindness, Son

  Maltbie Davenport Babcock (1901). “Thoughts for Every-day Living from the Spoken and Written Words of Maltbie Davenport Babcock”

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• Japanese affection is not uttered in words; it scarcely appears even in the tone of voice; it is chiefly shown in acts of exquisite courtesy and kindness.

  Lafcadio Hearn

  Kindness, Voice, Tone

  Lafcadio Hearn (2015). “Out of the East: Reveries and Studies in New Japan”, p.39, Routledge

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• We should all visit the sick. When they are in sorrow and suffering, it is a real help and benefit to have a friend come. Happiness is a great healer to those who are ill....This has a greater effect than the remedy itself. You must always have this thought of love and affection when you visit the ailing and afflicted.

  Abdu'l-Bahá

  Real, Sick, Sorrow

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• Bahá'í marriage is union and cordial affection between the two parties. They must, however, exercise the utmost care and become acquainted with each other's character. This eternal bond should be made secure by a firm covenant, and the intention should be to foster harmony, fellowship and unity and to attain everlasting life.

  Abdu'l-Bahá

  Party, Character, Exercise

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• Every man hath a general desire of his own happiness; and likewise a variety of particular affections, passions, and appetites to particular external objects.

  Joseph Butler

  Passion, Men, Desire

  Joseph Butler, Stephen L. Darwall (1983). “Five Sermons, Preached at the Rolls Chapel and A Dissertation Upon the Nature of Virtue”, p.47, Hackett Publishing

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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.

  Joseph Butler

  Passion, Degrees, May

  Joseph Butler, Stephen L. Darwall (1983). “Five Sermons, Preached at the Rolls Chapel and A Dissertation Upon the Nature of Virtue”, p.49, Hackett Publishing

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• God Almighty is, to be sure, unmoved by passion or appetite, unchanged by affection; but then it is to be added that He neither sees nor hears nor perceives things by any senses like ours; but in a manner infinitely more perfect.

  Joseph Butler

  Passion, Perfect, Almighty

  Joseph Butler (2012). “Human Nature and other Sermons”, p.35, Simon and Schuster

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