Conspicuous Quotes

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An inability to stay quiet is one of the conspicuous failings of mankind. — Walter Bagehot
Yes, U.S. travelers dress better. The British are always so conspicuous in hot climates. They don't seem to wear shorts. American men seem to be… — Bill Bryson
The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter. — Alice Meynell
Every successful man or great genius has three particular qualities in common. The most conspicuous of these is that they all produce a prodigious amount… — Walter Russell
The smaller the number and the more permanent and conspicuous the station of men in power, the stronger must be the interest which they will… — James Madison
One meets the cat in nearly all forms of art...curiously enough she is not a conspicuous figure in Roman or Greek art. — Carl Van Vechten
The students [of the 60s] substituted conspicuous compassion for their parents conspicuous consumption. — Allan Bloom
The Hand of providence has been so conspicuous in all this, that he must be worse than an infidel that lacks faith, and more than… — George Washington
It pleased God to make one nation the medium of all His communications with mankind: This the nation of the Jews has done to a… — Joseph Priestley
If conquerors be regarded as the engine-drivers of History, then the conquerors of thought are perhaps the pointsmen who, less conspicuous to the traveler's eye,… — Arthur Koestler
Be yourself-but don't be conspicuous. — Fred Astaire
Happiness doesn't lie in conspicuous consumption and the relentless amassing of useless crap. Happiness lies in the person sitting beside you and your ability to… — Dennis Lehane
May the same wonderworking Deity, who long since delivered the Hebrews from their Egyptian oppressors and planted them in the promised land, whose Providential agency… — George Washington
Genuine wisdom is usually conspicuous through modesty and silence. — Napoleon Hill
Most men are notable for one conspicuous virtue or grace - Moses for meekness, Job for patience, John for love. But, in Jesus you find… — J. Oswald Sanders
For neither does wealth bring honour to the owner, if he be a coward; of such a one the wealth belongs to another, and not… — Plato
I have to be honest with you. Islam is on very thin ice with me... Through our screaming self-pity and our conspicuous silences, we Muslims… — Irshad Manji
The obscurity, incredibility and obscenity, so conspicuous in many parts of it, would justly condemn the works of a modern writer. It contains a mixture… — Elihu Palmer
With the situation as gray as it could be, no one was more conspicuous in his calm presence of mind than Washington. They must be… — David McCullough
Sexual excitability is increased and leads to hasty engagements, marriages by the newspaper, improper love-adventures, conspicuous behavior, fondness for dress, on the other hand to… — Emil Kraepelin

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