Adornment Quotes

30 quotes by 27 authors

Enoch predicted that "the demons and the spirits of the angelic apostates would turn into idolatry all the elements, all the adornment of the universe,… — Tertullian
Valor is the soldier's adornment. — Livy
Adornment is never anything except a reflection of the heart. — Coco Chanel
If, like Hume, I had all manner of adornment in my power, I would still have reservations about using them. It is true that some… — Immanuel Kant
Isn't that the problem? That women have been swindled for centuries into substituting adornment for love, fashion (as it were) for passion? — Erica Jong
Outward simplicity befits ordinary men, like a garment made to measure for them; but it serves as an adornment to those who have filled their… — Jean de la Bruyere
A crown is more discomfort than adornment. If you have learned that, you have already learned much. — Lloyd Alexander
Before the development of tourism, travel was conceived to be like study, and it's fruits were considered to be the adornment of the mind and… — Paul Fussell
Simplicity is the greatest adornment of art. — Albrecht Durer
It is a fair adornment of a man and a great convenience both to himself and to all those with whom he converses and deals,… — Isaac Barrow
The adornment of the body is a human need. I don't see anything superficial about it unless your life becomes very materialistic. — David LaChapelle
The man had added to his body in a way that was brave and timeless and beyond adornment. — Sarah Hall
It's a toss-up whether the scenery or the adornment of Marilyn Monroe is the feature of greater attraction in River of No Return. The mountainous… — Bosley Crowther
The adornment of the body is a human need. — David LaChapelle
Femininity is not just lipstick, stylish hairdos, and trendy clothes. It is the divine adornment of humanity. It finds expression in your qualities of your… — James E. Faust
For just as some women are said to be handsome though without adornment, so this subtle manner of speech, though lacking in artificial graces, delights… — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The "religion of pity" to which people would like to convert us- oh, we know well enough the hysterical little men and women who need… — Friedrich Nietzsche
But the best argument of all [for evangelism] is to be found in the wounds of Jesus. You want to honor Him, you desire to… — Charles Spurgeon
Nakedness makes us democratic, adornment makes us individuals. — Liberace
The costume of women should be suited to her wants and necessities. It should conduce at once to her health, comfort, and usefulness; and, while… — Amelia Bloomer

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