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“Affection is a coal that must be cooled; else, suffered, it will set the heart on fire.”

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William Shakespeare (1564 - April 23, 1616) was one of the greatest poets of the English Renaissance, renowned for his dramatic works. His plays spanned a variety of genres, including tragedy, comedy, and history, and have had a profound impact on literature worldwide. more

“Let the foundation of thy affection be virtue, then make the building as rich as glorious as thou canst; if the foundation be beauty or wealth, and the building virtue, the foundation is too weak for the building, and it will fall: happy is he, the palace of whose affection is founded upon virtue, walled with riches glazed with beauty, and roofed with honor.”

Ifs Fall Wealth Virtue Rich Building Honor Weak Foundation Affection Riches Glorious Palaces

Book:Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

Source: Enchiridion Institutions, Essays and Maxims, political, moral & divine. Divided into four centuries. By Francis Quarles

“Universal love is a glove without fingers, which fits all bands alike and none closely; but true affection is like a glove with fingers, which fits one hand only, and sits close to that one.”

Hands Love Is Fit Band Universal Fingers Affection Gloves Universal Love True Affection

Author:Jean Paul

“It is comparatively easy to leave a mistress, but very hard to be left by one.”

Hard Left Easy Affection Mistress

Author:William Makepeace Thackeray

“Love is strong in its passion; affection is powerful in its gentleness.”

Passion Strong Love Is Powerful Affection Gentleness Love Is Strong

Author:Jules Michelet

“No decking sets forth anything so much as affection.”

Affection

Book:Sir Philip Sidney: Selected Prose and Poetry

Source: Sir Philip Sidney: Selected Prose and Poetry

“The affection of young ladies is of as rapid growth as Jack's beanstalk, and reaches up to the sky in a night.”

Young Night Growth Sky Affection Rapids Young Ladies Rapid Growth

Book:Vanity Fair (Diversion Classics)

Source: Vanity Fair (Diversion Classics)

“The affections are the children of ignorance; when the horizon of our experience expands, and models multiply, love and admiration imperceptibly vanish.”

Children Ignorance Models Affection Admiration Horizon

Book:Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)

Source: Delphi Complete Works of Benjamin Disraeli (Illustrated)

“I just like music that sounds like music. Not like machines and computers and things that you design to make things sound slick and perfect.”

Sound Perfect Design Computer Machines Slick

Author:Zooey Deschanel

“The objects that we have known in better days are the main props that sustain the weight of our affections, and give us strength to await our future lot.”

Giving Known Objects Weight Affection Our Future Props Better Days

Book:Table-talk: Original Essays on Men and Manners

Source: Table-talk: Original Essays on Men and Manners

“The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection are that a thing is your own and that it is your only one.”

Two Inspiration Quality Inspire Regard Affection Valentine's Day

Book:The Modern Library Collection of Greek and Roman Philosophy 3-Book Bundle: Meditations; Selected Dialogues of Plato; The Basic Works of Aristotle

Source: The Modern Library Collection of Greek and Roman Philosophy 3-Book Bundle: Meditations; Selected Dialogues of Plato; The Basic Works of Aristotle

Quote by William Shakespeare

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