Countenance Quotes

153 quotes by 122 authors

Jerusalem (1804) And did those feet in ancient time Walk upon England's mountains green And was the holy lamb of God On England's pleasant pastures… — William Blake
If you are joyful, do not worry about lukewarmness. Joy will shine in your eyes and in your look, in your conversation and in your… — Mother Teresa
I do not often laugh, sir, as you may perceive by the air of my countenance; but nevertheless, I retain the privilege of laughing when… — Alexandre Dumas
It was a house without kindness, never meant to be lived in, not a fit place for people or for love or for hope. Exorcism… — Shirley Jackson
Even in a personal sense, after all, art is an intensified life. By art one is more deeply satisfied and more rapidly used up. It… — Thomas Mann
Often people with fine countenances and fit bodies were mistakenly assumed by others to have the brains to match. — J R Ward
A smile is the same as sunshine; it banishes winter from the human countenance. — Victor Hugo
This for many people is what is most offensive about huntingâ€”to some, disgusting: that it encourages, or allows, us not only to kill but to… — Michael Pollan
There could have never been two hearts so open, no tastes so similar, no feelings so in unison, no countenances so beloved. Now they were… — Jane Austen
A perfect character might be attended with the inconvenience of being envied and hated; and that a benevolent man should allow a few faults in… — Benjamin Franklin
A Christian fellowship lives and exists by the intercession of its members for one another, or it collapses. I can no longer condemn or hate… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Did you imagine that you would make me believe ill of Sophy with your foolish and spiteful letter!' he demanded. 'You have tried to set… — Georgette Heyer
Hope is a vigorous principle; it is furnished with light and heat to advise and execute; it sets the head and heart to work, and… — Jeremy Collier
In History, stagnant waters, whether they be the stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on the ripples… — Herbert Read
Human life is so full of pain, that once past the youthful delusion that a sad countenance is interesting, and an incurable woe the most… — Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
When friends grow cold, and the converse of intimates languishes into vapid civility and commonplace, these only continue the unaltered countenance of happier days, and… — Washington Irving
O Christ, on you the many-eyed cherubim are unable to look because of the glory of your countenance, yet out of your love you accepted… — Isaac of Nineveh
A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance. — King Solomon
David and his followers taught no new doctrines, in their dispersion or when they came to power, that can be brought to countenance thee at… — Lord George Gordon
This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with such a feeling… — Adelbert von Chamisso

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