« All Embellishment Quotes · Will Durant's Page
Embellishment Quotes by Will Durant
More Embellishment Quotes
- The truth is not wonderful enough to suit the newspapers; so they enlarge upon it, and invent ridiculous embellishments. — Anne Sullivan Macy
- You don't need candlelight and fireside glow to make Christmas happen. Trees, ornaments, gifts, and all of it are splendid embellishments. Not… — Jack W. Hayford
- Few have abilities so much needed by the rest of the world as to be caressed on their own terms; and he… — Samuel Johnson
- And, moreover, it is art in its most general and comprehensive form that is here discussed, for the dialogue embraces everything connected… — Friedrich Schleiermacher
- At a distance from the theater of action, truth is not always related without embellishment. — George Washington
- It is a great mortification to the vanity of man, that his utmost art and industry can never equal the meanest of… — David Hume
- Art is never decoration, embellishment; instead, it is work of enlightenment. Art, in other words, is a technique for acquiring liberty. — Bruce Lee
- The inspiration starts with the armor my parents collected. The references are subtle, whether in the mix of textures (woven, quilted, pleated)… — Tory Burch
- When we sit down to meditate, we connect with something unconditional - a state of mind, a basic environment that does not… — Pema Chodron
- Punctuality is an essential trait of the teacher. It is a foundation, not an embellishment. — Boyd K. Packer
- Civilization is social order promoting cultural creation. Four elements constitute it: economic provision, political organization, moral tradition, and the pursuit of knowledge… — Will Durant
- ...he had long decided that abundant laughter should be the embellishment of the remainder of his days. — Henry James