Exquisite Quotes

360 quotes by 241 authors

Japanese affection is not uttered in words; it scarcely appears even in the tone of voice; it is chiefly shown in acts of exquisite courtesy… — Lafcadio Hearn
Birth, like love, is an energy and a process, happening within a relationship. Both unfold with their own timing, with a uniqueness that can never… — Elizabeth Noble
Summer weather, like being in love,is a philosopher's stone which turns our ordinary days to gold. But not the whole day ... For it is… — Nan Fairbrother
The exquisite sight, sound, and smell of wilderness is many times more powerful if it is earned through physical achievement, if it comes at the… — Garrett Hardin
It gave me a moment of exquisite satisfaction to find myself moving away from civilisation in this rude canvas canoe of a model that has… — John Millington Synge
The exquisite art of idleness, one of the most important things that any University can teach. — Oscar Wilde
Why who makes much of a miracle? As to me I know nothing else but miracles, whether they be animals feeding in the fields, Or,… — Walt Whitman
I have occasionally had the exquisite thrill of putting my finger on a little capsule of truth, and heard it give the faint squeak of… — Elwyn Brooks White
Good manners on a man are like wearing an exquisite suit. They never go out of style — Coco Chanel
Since my stroke, I have begun to see so many miracles all around me. I look out of the window in my room: verdant grass,… — Kirk Douglas
Taste may be compared to that exquisite sense of the bee, which instantly discovers and extracts the quintessence of every flower, and disregards all the… — Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke
We read Charlotte Bronte not for exquisite observation of character, not for comedy, not for a philosophic view of life, but for her poetry. Probably… — Virginia Woolf
Many fantasy novels - 'Lord of the Rings', for instance, or 'Lavondyss' by Robert Holdstock - are beautifully written. Geoff Ryman's 'The Child Garden' is… — David Gemmell
There is a field where all wonderful perfections of microscope and telescope fail, all exquisite niceties of weights and measures, as well as that which… — Edith Hamilton
The evolution of the universe depends on the participation of each and every person. . . From your soul's perspective, you are as great an… — Deepak Chopra
The most exquisite paradox; as soon as you give it all up, you can have it all. — Ram Dass
I read some, and then visited with people involved in this curious, exciting and somewhat misunderstood sub-culture. I met with a fang maker, who offered… — James Patterson
Christ's boundless grace confronts our deep necessities. Christ's promised presence confronts our sad and gloomy loneliness. Jesus thus filled with grace so overflowing, with love… — Octavius Winslow
A life well lived is the most exquisite work of art. — Erwin McManus
Let us accept the invitation, ever-open, from the Stillness, taste its exquisite sweetness, and heed its silent instruction. — Paul Brunton

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