Caresses, expressions of one sort or another, are necessary to the life of the affections as leaves are to the life of a tree. If they are wholly restrained, love will die at the roots.

  • -- Nathaniel Hawthorne 纳撒尼尔·霍桑

爱抚,这样或那样的表达,对于感情的生活是必要的,就像树叶对于一棵树的生命是必要的一样。如果他们完全克制,爱就会从根本上死去。

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Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.

永远不要为你所做的事情后悔;心之所生,无所失。

zMy unhealthy affection for my second daughter has waned. Now I despise all my seven children equally.

我对二女儿不健康的爱已经消退了。现在我同样鄙视我的七个孩子。