Masks Quotes

208 quotes by 188 authors

The countenances of children, like those of animals, are masks, not faces, for they have not yet developed a significant profile of their own. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. — James A. Baldwin
In a deep metaphysical sense, all that is conditioned is illusory. All phenomena are literally 'appearances,' the outer masks in which the One Reality shows… — Annie Besant
How horrible, fantastic, incredible, it is that we should be digging trenches and trying on gas-masks here because of a quarrel in a faraway country… — Neville Chamberlain
In masks outrageous and austere The years go by in single file; But none has merited my fear, And none has quite escaped my smile. — Elinor Wylie
When two persons open up to each other just as they are, friendship grows. When two persons are ready to drop their masks, they have… — Rajneesh
First examine what is constantly there in your mind, what is being repeated again and again. You don't have many thoughts. If you examine minutely… — Rajneesh
As a rule, we go about with masks, we go about looking honest, and we are able to conceal ourselves all through the day. — Mark Twain
For that, one has to drop all the masks, one has to risk many things, particularly respectability. That is a bribe by the society. It… — Rajneesh
Meditation will drop all the masks. It is a search for the original face. — Rajneesh
My child,you are broken. Unless you know that you are broken yourself,it will be severely laborious to love the broken people around you. You will… — Bo Sanchez
Nobody is one block of harmony. We are all afraid of something, or feel limited in something. We all need somebody to talk to. It… — Liv Ullmann
'Tis sorrow builds the shining ladder up, Whose golden rounds are our calamities, Whereon our firm feet planting, nearer God The spirit climbs, and hath… — James Russell Lowell
The Indian way of life provides the vision of the natural, real way of life. We veil ourselves with unnatural masks. On the face of… — George Bernard Shaw
It is, indeed, a fact that, in the midst of society and sociability every evil inclination has to place itself under such great restraint, don… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Choosing the right mask helps you... We went through many masks. It was very particular leather that as soon as you smudged it, you had… — Gerard Butler
People think actresses find public speaking easy, and it's not easy at all; we're used to hiding behind masks. — Jane Fonda
Earlier on in my career I felt that I had to hide behind a lot of different masks, and showboat ways of performing. Now, that's… — Thomas Jane
Did you know that the word person comes from the Latin word persona, which means mask? So maybe being human means we invite spectators to… — John Cusack
The greatest act of courage is to be and to ownall of who you areâ€”without apology, without excuses, without masks to cover the truth of… — Debbie Ford

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