Wounded vanity knows when it is mortally hurt; and limps off the field, piteous, all disguises thrown away. But pride carries its… — Helen Hunt Jackson Copy Share Image
So you actually need spectacles,” Leo finally said. “Of course I do,” Marks said crossly. “Why would I wear spectacles if I… — Lisa Kleypas Copy Share Image
The concept of a 'just' or 'fair' price is devoid of any scientific meaning; it is a disguise for wishes, a striving… — Ludwig von Mises Copy Share Image
In my job, I am portrayed as a misfit, a grandiose high fashion lady or an unearthly creature. At home, it's important… — Erin O'Connor Copy Share Image
The Mafia and crime bosses of this world are amateurs compared to this syndicate, ruled by the prince of darkness and the… — Adrian Rogers Copy Share Image
I disguise a few things in my songs. You know, it's not what you say, it's how you say it. There are… — Sisqo Copy Share Image
God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises. — Nikos Kazantzakis Copy Share Image
History by apprising them [the people] of the past will enable them to judge of the future. . . . It will… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
It is great and manly to disdain disguise; it shows our spirit and proves our strength. — Edward Young Copy Share Image
I think you're an acting teacher in disguise You're so incredibly intuitive and always passionate and always driven to go further. I… — Chad Coleman Copy Share Image
Your soul is a chosen landscape Where charming masked and costumed figures go Playing the lute and dancing and almost Sad beneath… — Paul Verlaine Copy Share Image
I’d learned that my mother was a badass in disguise. She was Van Helsing in an apron and heels, and—at least for… — Rachel Vincent Copy Share Image
People often say that a bad event is a 'blessing in disguise.' Trust me, experience will teach you that some are unbelievably… — Tom Freston Copy Share Image
we can't afford to do anyone harm because we owe them our lives each breath is recycled from someone else's lungs our… — Ani DiFranco Copy Share Image
Society is like a crowd in carnival costumes with everyone fearful that others will see through his disguise. — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
Here Jove with Hermes came; but in disguise Of mortal men conceal'd their deities; One laid aside his thunder, one his rod — Ovid Copy Share Image
What we want is never simple. We move among the things we thought we wanted: a face, a room, an open book… — Linda Pastan Copy Share Image
I was born into no true class and it was my decision early in life to insinuate myself into the middle class… — John Cheever Copy Share Image
When I write a song, I always start on acoustic guitar, because that's a good test of a song, when it's really… — Martin Gore Copy Share Image
We are taught from the very first moment to discover Christ under the distressing disguixe of the poor, the sick, the outcasts.… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Young people are more hopeful at a certain age than adults, but I suspect that's glandular. As for children, I keep as… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image