1. Kissing
Quotes
Kissing Quotes
Track 22
“A kiss is a lovely
trick designed by
nature to stop speech
when words become
superfluous.”
Here are some things that people
have said on the topic of kissing.
“I wasn’t kissing
her, I was
whispering
in her mouth.”
Chico Marx.
“Kiss me and
you will see
how important
I am.” Sylvia
Plath.
“A legal kiss is never as good
as a stolen one.” Guy de
Maupassant.
“Is not a kiss the very
autograph of love? “ Henry
Finck.
“Twas not my
lips you kissed,
but my soul.”
Judy Garland.
“A kiss without a hug is like a
flower without the fragrance.”
Proverb.
“I am in favor of
preserving the
French habit of
kissing ladies’
hands. After all,
one must start
somewhere.”
Sacha Guitry.
“If you are ever
in doubt as
to whether to
kiss a pretty girl,
always give her
the benefit
of the doubt.”
Thomas Carlyle.
“A man snatches the first
kiss, pleads for the second,
demands the third, takes the
fourth, accepts the fifth – and
endures all the rest.” Helen
Rowland.
“No one has ever died because
of a kiss, but many a poor
soul died for a lack of one.”
American proverb.
“A kiss is just a pleasant
reminder that two heads are
“Friends are kisses blown to us
better than one.” Anonymous. by angels.” Anonymous.
“A kiss makes
the heart
young
again.” Rupert
Brooke.
“A kiss is a lovely trick designed
by nature to stop speech
when words become
superfluous.” Ingrid Bergman.
“Kissing is a means of getting
two people so close together
that they can’t see anything
wrong with each other.”
“Kiss and make Anonymous.
up, but too
much make“When I saw you, I was afraid
up has ruined
to meet you. When I met you, I
many a kiss.”
was afraid to kiss you. When I
Mae West.
kissed you, I was afraid to love
you. Now that I love you, I’m
“Soul meets soul on lovers’ lips.” afraid to lose you.”
Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Anonymous.
“A man’s kiss is his signature.”
Mae West.
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I'm sure I
know her from
somewhere.
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GLOSSARY
to whisper vb
to speak softly so that no one else
can hear you
twas exp old English
it was
a hug n
if you give someone a “hug”,
you hold them in an emotional
embrace
a signature n
the style of writing your name that
you use on cheques/documents
kiss and make up exp
to become friends again after a
fight/argument
make-up n
paint that you put on your face
in doubt exp
not sure
to give someone the benefit of
the doubt exp
to believe someone, even though
you aren’t sure
to snatch vb
to take suddenly and with force
to plead vb
to ask for something with
desperation
to endure vb
to suffer a painful experience
without giving up or avoiding it
a soul n
someone’s spirit
a lack of something exp
if there is a “lack of something”, that
thing is missing
a speech n
a formal talk
superfluous n
that is not necessary or no longer
needed
can’t see anything wrong with
X exp
can’t see what the problem with
X is