Old hands soil, it seems, whatever they caress, but they too have their beauty when they are joined in prayer. Young hands were made for caresses and the sheathing of love. It is a pity to make them join too soon. André Gide
He had known the love that is fed on caresses and feeds them; but this passion that was closer than his bones was not to be superficially satisfied. Edith Wharton
Is it too much to ask that women be spared the daily struggle for superhuman beauty in order to offer it to the caresses of a subhumanly ugly mate? Germaine Greer
The mare's kicks are caresses to the colt. Portuguese Proverb
He who caresses thee more than the occasion justifies, has either deceived thee or intends it. French Proverb
When a rich man caresses a poor man, he's going to take advantage of him. Sicilian Proverb