#affections

A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone. ↗

— Charles Darwin

#heart #man #mere #ought #scientific

A difference of taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections. ↗

— George Eliot

#difference #great #great strain #jokes #strain

It is difficult to obtain the friendship of a cat. It is a philosophical animal... one that does not place its affections thoughtlessly. ↗

— Theophile Gautier

#animal #cat #difficult #does #friendship

In life, there are no perfect affections. ↗

— James Merrill

#life #perfect

It is sad to see a woman sacrificing the ties of the affections even to do good. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#even #good #sacrificing #sad #see

Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to. ↗

— Alfred A. Montapert

#affections #difficult #full #grateful #live

Whilst in Prussia poets only speak of the love of country as one of the dearest of all human affections, here there is no man who does not feel, and describe with rapture, how much he loves his country. ↗

— Karl Philipp Moritz

#country #dearest #describe #does #feel

Of Manners gentle, of Affections mild; In Wit a man; Simplicity, a child. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#child #gentle #man #manners #mild

A woman's whole life is a history of the affections. ↗

— Washington Irving

#history #life #life is a #whole #woman

Another principle is, the deepest affections of our hearts gather around some human form in which are incarnated the living thoughts and ideas of the passing age. ↗

— Matthew Simpson

#age #another #around #deepest #form