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Quotes About Devotion

By heaven, I love thee better than myself, For I come hither arm'd against myself.
~ William Shakespeare
I'll follow this good man, and go with you; And, having sworn truth, ever will be true.
~ William Shakespeare
How does thy honor? Let me lick your shoe, I'll not serve him; he is not valiant.
~ William Shakespeare
Acest volum de-amor, amant r?zle?, De s-ar lega, ar fi f?r? de pre?
~ William Shakespeare
But come what may, I do adore thee so That danger shall seem sport, and I will go!
~ William Shakespeare
My mistress is my mistress, this myself.
~ William Shakespeare
Elizabeth was so sweet this afternoon trying to show P.B. his sitting room. He became absorbed in some jungle prints along the passage and would not come. The corners of her mouth went down after the third attempt & putting both hands on his shoulders she said angelically: 'Bertie do listen to me.' He kissed her and came at once.
~ William Shawcross
It almost frightens me that the people should love her so much. I suppose that it is a good thing, and I hope that she will be worthy of it, poor little darling!
~ William Shawcross
And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that endureth to the end shall be saved.
~ William Smith
Most people in the grip of depression at its ghastliest are, for whatever reason, in a state of unrealistic hopelessness, torn by exaggerated ills and fatal threats that bear no resemblance to actuality. It may require on the part of friends, lovers, family, admirers, an almost religious devotion to persuade the sufferers of life's worth, which is so often in conflict with a sense of their own worthlessness, but such devotion has prevented countless suicides.
~ William Styron
Nature never did betray The heart that loved her.
~ William Wordsworth
People have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they'll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I don't. I may be wrong, but I call it love-the deepest kind of love.
~ Wilson Rawls
Although the old hound had no way of knowing it, he had stirred memories, and what priceless treasures they were. Memories of my boyhood days, an old K. C. Baking Powder can, and two little red hounds. Memories of a wonderful love, unselfish devotion, and death in its saddest form.
~ Wilson Rawls
It's hard for a man to stand and watch an old hound fight against such odds, especially if that man has memories in his heart like I had in mine. I had seen the time when an old hound like that had given his life so that I might life.
~ Wilson Rawls
I figured the lion had scented my pups. The more I thought about anything harming them, the madder I got. I was ready to die for my dogs.
~ Wilson Rawls
Men," said Mr. Kyle, "people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they'll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I don't. I may be wrong, but I call it love—the deepest kind of love.
~ Wilson Rawls
people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they'll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I don't. I may be wrong, but I call it love—the deepest kind of love.
~ Wilson Rawls
however steady a man is, if he has an unstable wife to whom he is devoted, then there is a corrosion at work on his own foundations.
~ Winston Graham
He moved towards her, and knew the moment he touched her that something had won his battle for him. He took her face in his hands, held it like a cup to be drunk from, and then kissed her. With a serious unsmiling mouth he touched her eyelids, her cheeks, her hair, and sighed, as if for the moment her acceptance were all and there was no further desire in him.
~ Winston Graham
She added, "I've only followed the devices and desires of my own heart." Verity patted her hand. "That's what we love you for.
~ Winston Graham
Lui resterà con me. Non perché deve, ma perché vuole.
~ Winston Graham
She looked at him candidly, without coquetry and without fear. "I live only for you, Ross." A breeze lifted the curtain at one of the open windows. The birds outside were quiet at last and it was dark. He kissed her again, that time on the mouth.
~ Winston Graham
Demelza con la sua femminilità appena sbocciata. Una ragazzina appassionata che si rotolava nella polvere con il suo brutto cane; una ragazza che conduceva dei buoi; una donna... il resto aveva davvero importanza?
~ Winston Graham
Perchè se lei non riusciva ad abbandonare un amico, nemmeno lui poteva farlo.
~ Winston Graham