Clothe Quotes

85 Clothe quotes by 68 unique authors

Clothe an idea in words and it loses its freedom of movement. — Egon Friedell
God should be most where man is least: So, where is neither church nor priest, And never rag nor form of creed To clothe the… — John Greenleaf Whittier
Dear Lord and Father of mankind, Forgive our foolish ways! Re-clothe us in our rightful mind, In purer lives thy service find, In deeper reverence… — John Greenleaf Whittier
They have stolen the public lands. They have grasped all to themselves, and by their unprincipled greed brought a crisis of unparalleled distress on forty… — Denis Kearney
There is always something to do. There are hungry people to feed, naked people to clothe, sick people to comfort and make well. And while… — Nikki Giovanni
And thus I clothe my naked villainy With odd old ends stol'n out of holy writ; And seem a saint, when most I play the… — William Shakespeare
It would not be impossible to prove with sufficient repetition and a psychological understanding of the people concerned that a square is in fact a… — Joseph Goebbels
Language disguises the thought; so that from the external form of the clothes one cannot infer the form of the thought they clothe, because the… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Every spirit passing through the world fingers the tangible and mars the mutable and finally has come to look and not to buy. So shoes… — Marilynne Robinson
...I know all about myself now, I know. You've told me so often. You haven't left me one rag of illusion to clothe myself in. — Jean Rhys
Individual words, sounds, squiggles on paper with no meanings other than those with which our imagination can clothe them. — Jasper Fforde
The notion of sitting down and conjuring up, not only words in which to clothe thoughts but thoughts worthy of being clothed--the whole thing was… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Clothe with life the weak intent, Let me be the thing I meant ... — John Greenleaf Whittier
To think, a sweater, is made entirely of knots. My stomach could clothe a village. — Andrea Gibson
Do you not know that God entrusted you with that money (all above what buys necessities for your families) to feed the hungry, to clothe… — John Wesley
What good are you? What can you do? It has cost me a thousands of dollars to raise you, feed you, clothe you! Suppose I… — Charles Bukowski
His touch both consoles and devastates me; I feel my heart pulse, then wither, naked as a stone on the roaring mattress while the lovely,… — Angela Carter
When someone steals another's clothes, we call them a thief. Should we not give the same name to one who could clothe the naked and… — Saint Basil
Give me the money that has been spent in war and I will clothe every man, woman, and child in an attire of which kings… — Charles Sumner
Self-respect is the noblest garment with which a man can clothe himself, the most elevating feeling with which the mind can be inspired. — Samuel Smiles
To bring a child into the world that you cannot feed, clothe, house, and educate is the moral equivalent, in my opinion, of a drive-by… — Larry Elder
My sister-in-law works for a group that supports orphanages in Cairo. She and her colleagues take care of children left behind by circumstances beyond their… — Mohamed ElBaradei
If zeal had been appropriate for putting humanity right, why did God the Word clothe himself in the body, using gentleness and humility in order… — Isaac of Nineveh
And it shall come to pass in that day, that I will call my servant Eliakim the son of Hilkiah: And I will clothe him… — Bible
You know all that money we spend on the military ever year -- trillions of dollars? Instead, if we use this money to feed and… — Bill Hicks

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