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All the dark, malevolent Passions of the Soul are roused and exerted; its mild and amiable affections are suppressed; and with them, virtuous Principles are laid prostrate.

~Charles Inglis

Topics: Affections Amiable Dark Exerted Laid Malevolent Mild Passions Principles Soul Suppressed Them Virtuous

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You know full well as I do the value of sisters' affections: There is nothing like it in this world.

~Charlotte Bronte

Topics: Affections Full Know Like Nothing Sisters Value Well World You

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Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections.

~Daniel Boone

Topics: Affections Curiosity Influence Interesting Man Natural Objects Our Powerful Soul

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Eloquence, at its highest pitch, leaves little room for reason or reflection, but addresses itself entirely to the desires and affections, captivating the willing hearers, and subduing their understanding.

~David Hume

Topics: Address Affections Desires Eloquence Entirely Highest Itself Leaves Little Pitch Reason Reflection Room Understanding Willing

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In the poetic tradition, the heart's affections are indeed holy, and if organizations are asking for people's hearts and minds, they are asking in a way for their holy and hidden affections at the same time.

~David Whyte

Topics: Affections Asking Heart Hearts Hidden Holy Indeed Minds Organizations People Poetic Same Same Time Time Tradition Way

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My affections are easily swayed and I can be very unfaithful.

~Dusty Springfield

Topics: Affections Easily Swayed Unfaithful Very I Can

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If you have other gods before the Lord, your heart will be turned away from serving the only true and living God, who requires the whole heart, the undivided affections. All the heart, all the soul, all the mind, and all the strength, does God require. He will accept of nothing short of this.

~Ellen G. White

Topics: Accept Affections Away Before Does God Gods He Heart Living Lord Mind Nothing Only Other Require Requires Serving Short Soul Strength True Turned Who Whole Will You Your

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Different taste in jokes is a great strain on the affections.

~George Eliot

Topics: Affections Different Great Jokes Strain Taste

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

~George Eliot

Topics: Affections Difference Great Jokes Strain Taste

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There is no sinfulness in the will and affections without some error in the understanding. All lusts which a natural man lives in, are lusts of ignorance.

~George Gillespie

Topics: Affections Error Ignorance Lives Man Natural Some Understanding Which Will Without

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