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Face Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- A man finds room in the few square inches of the face for the traits of all his ancestors; for the expression of all his…
- You think that your silence on certain topics, perhaps in the face of injustice, or unkindness, or mean-spiritedness, causes others to reserve judgement of you.…
- Debt, grinding debt, whose iron face the widow, the orphan, and the sons of genius fear and hate; debt, which consumes so much time, which…
- My evening visitors, if they cannot see the clock should find the time in my face.
- A man passes for that he is worth. What he is engraves itself on his face, on his form, on his fortunes, in letters of…
- Go face the fire at sea, or the cholera in your friend's house, or the burglar in your own, or what danger lies in the…
- Great men, great nations, have not been boasters and buffoons, but perceivers of the terror of life, and have manned themselves to face it.
- Our eyes are holden that we cannot see things that stare us in the face, until the hour arrives when the mind is ripened; then…
- Never lose an opportunity to see anything that is beautiful. It is God's handwriting a wayside sacrament. Welcome it in every fair face, every fair…
- The judge weighs the arguments and puts a brave face on the matter, and since there must be a decision, decides as he can, and…
- All men are in some degree impressed by the face of the world; some men even to delight. This love of beauty is taste. Others…
- We fill the hands and nurseries of our children with all manner of dolls, drums and horses, withdrawing their eyes from the plain face and...…
- When good is near you, when you have life in yourself, it is not by any known or accustomed way; you shall not discern the…
- I would put myself in the attitude to look in the eye an abstract truth, and I cannot. I blench and withdraw on this side…
- A cheerful, intelligent face is the end of culture.
- Happy the man who never puts on a face, but receives every visitor with that countenance he has on.
- A good form strikes all eyes pleasantly, long before they have any science on the subject; and a beautiful face sets twenty hearts in palpitation,…
- We see God face to face every hour, and know the savor of Nature.
- Nature wishes that woman should attract man, yet she often cunningly moulds into her face a little sarcasm, which seems to say, 'Yes, I am…
- Not for nothing one face, one character, one fact makes much impression on him, and another none.
- What a new face courage puts on everything!
- it in every fair face, every fair sky, every fair flower.
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- If I can't face my accusers, that's a joke. We did that in medieval times. — Lance Armstrong
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- I accepted the face that as much as I want to lead others, and love to be around other people, in some… — Arthur Ashe
- It is not fitting, when one is in God's service, to have a gloomy face or a chilling look. — Francis of Assisi
- The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any. — Fred Astaire
- Perfection is boring. If a face doesn't have mistakes, it's nothing. — Kevyn Aucoin
- My face looks like a wedding-cake left out in the rain. — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. — Diane Ackerman
- I was in preschool and a girl actually kissed me on the cheek. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know… — Jensen Ackles
- I think your whole life shows in your face and you should be proud of that. — Lauren Bacall
- It scares you: all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everybody's face when you're finished and packing, it's… — Red Adair