Elegance Quotes

291 Elegance quotes by 211 unique authors

To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not… — William Ellery Channing
I'm somewhat socially inept. Slide me between two strangers at any light-hearted jamboree and I'll either rock awkwardly and silently on my heels, or come… — Charlie Brooker
I am excessively fond of a cottage; there is always so much comfort, so much elegance about them. And I protest, if I had any… — Jane Austen
It was funny how the old practices always came around again. It was the rhythm of human enterprise to invent and worship some new approach,… — Ann Brashares
Adornment, what a science! Beauty, what a weapon! Modesty, what elegance! — Coco Chanel
Endeavour to play easy pieces well and with elegance; that is better than to play difficult pieces badly. — Robert Schumann
Fashion is neither moral or immoral, but it is for rebuilding the morale. — Karl Lagerfeld
Do you like my working persona?" Saiman asked softly. "An aesthetically pleasing combination of intelligence and elegance, wouldn't you say?" Aren't we pleased with ourselves.… — Ilona Andrews
Never use the word “cheap”. Today everybody can look chic in inexpensive clothes (the rich buy them too). There is good clothing design on every… — Karl Lagerfeld
The elegance is as physical, as moral quality that has nothing common with the clothing. You can see a countrywoman more elegant than one so… — Karl Lagerfeld
She was temptation wrapped in casual elegance. — Christine Feehan
I do assure you, Sir, that I have no pretension whatever of that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man. I would… — Jane Austen
One wants to move through life with elegance and grace, blossoming infrequently but with exquisite taste, and perfect timing, like a rare bloom, a zebra… — Tony Kushner
When you peeled back the skin, you were dealing with bone and muscle, blood and nerve endings. It was all the same. She liked the… — Libba Bray
Poetry, being elegance itself, cannot hope to achieve visibility. It insists on living its own life. — Jean Cocteau
I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because… — John Green
Like most qualities, cuteness is delineated by what it isn't. Most people aren't cute at all, or if so they quickly outgrow their cuteness ...… — William S. Burroughs
He had never looked forward to the wisdom and other vaunted benefits of old age. Would he be able to die young—and if possible free… — Yukio Mishima
I have a different idea of elegance. I don't dress like a fop, it's true, but my moral grooming is impeccable. I never appear in… — Edmond Rostand
Death is the only real elegance. — Zelda Fitzgerald
Elegance is the only beauty that never fades. — Audrey Hepburn
With another shock of excitement, Harry saw Sirius give James the thumbs-up. Sirius was lounging in his chair at his ease, tilting it back on… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others. — Paulo Coelho
Elegance is accepted and admired because it makes no effort to be elegant. — Paulo Coelho
simplicity is the key of elegance — Coco Chanel

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