“That to begin with; let respect be the foundation, affection the first floor, love the superstructure.”
“Love is a structure built from the ground up. With a foundation of mutual respect and understanding of one another. The other floors will come about within time.”
“Love rests on no foundation. It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end.”
“All obedience begins in the affections, and nothing in religion is done right, that is not done there first.”
“Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.”
“Jealousy is the foundation of equality, but not of liberty ; putting man constantly on his guard against the encroachments of his neighbors. It prevents affability between different classes. There is no society without affection, without tradition, without respect, without mutual amenity.”