Fig Leaf Quotes

Democracy is the fig leaf of elitism.

— Florence King

I've never turned over a fig leaf yet that didn't have a price tag on the other side.

— Saul Bellow

A woman, even a prude, is not long at a loss, however dire her plight. She would seen always to have in…

— Honore de Balzac

Guilt pins a fig-leaf; Innocence is its own adorning.

— Anne Spencer

Some people need a fig-leaf on their mouths.

— Martin Luther