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“To men of a certain type The suspicion that they are incapable of loving Is as disturbing to their self-esteem As, in cruder men, the fear of impotence.”

Men Love Self Certain Self Esteem Type Esteem Suspicion Incapable Disturbing Impotence

Book:Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950

Source: Complete Poems and Plays, 1909-1950

“But the most common species of love is that which first arises from beauty, and afterwards diffuses itself into kindness and into the bodily appetite. Kindness or esteem, and the appetite to generation, are too remote to unite easily together. The one is, perhaps, the most refined passion of the soul; the other the most gross and vulgar. The love of beauty is placed in a just medium betwixt them, and partakes of both their natures: From whence it proceeds, that it is so singularly fitted to produce both.”

Love Firsts Soul Together Passion Love Is Common Kindness Generations Produce Species Arise Esteem Mediums Appetite Vulgar Gross Refined

Book:A Treatise of Human Nature: Top Philosophy Collections

Source: A Treatise of Human Nature: Top Philosophy Collections

“My love is founded on esteem, the only foundation that can make the passion last.”

Love Lasts Passion Love Is Foundation Esteem

Book:The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson

Source: The Dispatches and Letters of Vice Admiral Lord Viscount Nelson

“At thirty years a woman asks her lover to give her back the esteem she has forfeited for his sake; she lives only for him, her thoughts are full of his future, he must have a great career, she bids him make it glorious; she can obey, entreat, command, humble herself, or rise in pride; times without number she brings comfort when a young girl can only make moan.”

Love Giving Years Young Girl Asks Women Numbers Careers Pride Lovers Comfort Sake Humble Command Esteem Maturity Thirty Glorious Thirty Years

Author:Honore de Balzac

“All true love is grounded on esteem.”

Love Love Is Esteem Grounded True Love Is

Author:George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham

“What other form of government, indeed, can so well deserve our esteem and love?”

Love Wells Government Form Deserve And Love Esteem Forms Of Government

Book:Works: with a life of the author

Source: Works: with a life of the author

“The heart is long, very long in receiving the convictions that is forced upon it by reason... affection still lingers in the Bosom, even after esteem has taken its flight.”

Love Heart Long Stills Reason Taken Affection Conviction Esteem Flight Receiving Bosoms

Book:Abigail Adams: Letters

Source: Abigail Adams: Letters