Cloaks Quotes

174 Cloaks quotes by 147 unique authors

Reputations, like beavers and cloaks, shall last some people twice the time of others. — Douglas William Jerrold
When clouds are seen wise men put on their cloaks; When great leaves fall then winter is at hand. — William Shakespeare
Sony has engaged in a technological version of cloak and dagger deceit against consumers by hiding secret files on their computers — Greg Abbott
The bread you store up belongs to the hungry; the cloak that lies in your chest belongs to the naked; the gold you have hidden… — Saint Basil
This was one of those perfect New England days in late summer where the spirit of autumn takes a first stealing flight, like a spy,… — Sarah Orne Jewett
May the Lord array thee in the garment of salvation and surround thee with the cloak of happiness. — Pope Alexander VI
Book burning is a charming old custom, hallowed by antiquity. It has been practiced for centuries by fascists, communists, atheists, school children, rival authors, and… — Richard Armour
Pride perceiving humility honorable, often borrows her cloak. — Thomas Fuller
Facts which at first seem improbable will, even on scant explanation, drop the cloak which has hidden them and stand forth in naked and simple… — Galileo Galilei
It is better to be violent, if there is violence in our hearts, than to put on the cloak of nonviolence to cover impotence. — Mahatma Gandhi
As for ourselves, yes, we must be meek, bear injustice, malice, rash judgment. We must turn the other cheek, give up our cloak, go a… — Dorothy Day
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder. — Albert Einstein
When you say something or sing something enough times, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's almost like casting spells. I don't mean necessarily in the… — Feist
There is a point at which the law becomes immoral and unethical. That point is reached when it becomes a cloak for the cowardice that… — Kurt Huber
I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out… — Victor Hugo
Love keeps the cold out better than a cloak. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
When I get into trouble at school I'd like to take an invisibility cloak, drape it over me and sneak out the door. Or I'd… — Daniel Radcliffe
The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight… — Charles Stanley
I stole a piece of the chess set on the first film. I took a piece of the treasure out of Bellatrix's vault on this… — Emma Watson
Who of English speech, bred to the traditions of his race, does not recognize Hamlet in his 'inky cloak' at a glance? Not to know… — George Edward Woodberry
The supreme mystery of despotism, its prop and stay, is to keep men in a state of deception, and with the specious title of religion… — Baruch Spinoza
In the land of Ingary where such things as seven-league boots and cloaks of invisibility really exist, it is quite a misfortune to be born… — Diana Wynne Jones
Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day And make me travel forth without my cloak, To let base clouds o'ertake me in my way,… — William Shakespeare
Fear not, nor be dismayed at the appearance that is darkness, at the disguise that is evil, at the empty cloak that is death, for… — Richard Bach
I have seen something like it happen in battle. A man was coming at me, I at him, to kill. Then came a sudden great… — C.S. Lewis

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