swearing is, as I have said, learning to the ignorant, eloquence to the blockhead, vivacity to the stupid, and wit to the… — Mary Collyer Copy Share Image
Profoundness, genius, spontaneity, merit, nobility, ingenuity, voice propriety, feeling, discernment, sensibility, good taste, great tone, rightness, courtliness, vivacity, boldness, style, freshness, harmony,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
In my portraits I try to avoid the fleeting expression and vivacity of a snapshot. — Bill Brandt Copy Share Image
Seating themselves on the greensward, they eat while the corks fly and there is talk, laughter and merriment, and perfect freedom, for… — Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin Copy Share Image
If children had teachers for judgment and eloquence just as they have for languages, if their memory was exercised less than their… — Luc de Clapiers Copy Share Image
I beg of you always to dwell upon the necessity of a thorough understanding of principles, in order to stop the vivacity… — Nicolas Malebranche Copy Share Image
Where the vivacity of the intellect and the strength of the passions exceed the development of the moral faculties the character is… — Anna Brownell Jameson Copy Share Image
There is a certain artificial polish, a commonplace vivacity acquired by perpetually mingling in the beau monde; which, in the commerce of… — Washington Irving Copy Share Image
The delights of reading impart the vivacity of youth even to old age. — Isaac D'Israeli Copy Share Image
The vivacity that augments with years is not far from folly. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
There are many kinds of smiles, each having a distinct character. Some announce goodness and sweetness, others betray sarcasm, bitterness and pride;… — Johann Kaspar Lavater Copy Share Image
