Neatness Quotes

20 quotes by 17 authors

Woman is fine for her own satisfaction alone. No man will admire her the more, no woman will like her the better for it. Neatness… — Jane Austen
Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship. — Johann Kaspar Lavater
Historical novels, in particular, allow us to relive the past without the neatness of history, and with all the complexity of the present. — Laila Lalami
In the sacred precinct of that dwelling where the despotic woman wields the sceptre of fierce neatness, one treads as if he carried his life… — Henry Ward Beecher
We show wisdom by a decent conformity to social etiquette; it is excess of neatness or display that creates dandyism in men, and coquetry in… — Robert Adam
Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind. — Francois Fenelon
'Men die of the diseases which they have studied most,' remarked the surgeon, snipping off the end of a cigar with all his professional neatness… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Order is a lovely nymph, the child of Beauty and Wisdom; her attendants are Comfort, Neatness, and Activity; her abode is the valley of happiness:… — Samuel Johnson
We should see the desire for neatness, the desire for sharp impressions, as a desire in art. — Eli Siegel
One of the things called forth by the Imagist movement in poetry was neatness; and when we say keenness, we mean neatness. A knife that… — Eli Siegel
I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's. — Kevin McCloud
You were right," said the Master impressed by the neatness of Korovyov's work, "when you said: no documents, no person. So that means I don't… — Mikhail Bulgakov
I am sure," cried Catherine, "I did not mean to say anything wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should not I call… — Jane Austen
The window gave onto a view of dove-gray roofs and balconies, each one containing the same cracked flowerpot and sleeping feline. It was as if… — Jeffrey Eugenides
Neatness makes me feel like I have to be on my best behavior. Clutter is my natural habitat. — Maggie Stiefvater
It is a difficult matter to gain the affection of a cat. He is a philosophical, methodical animal, tenacious of his own habits, fond of… — Theophile Gautier
I'm pleased to see that the cab is cluttered with cough drop wrappers and empty milk bottles and bits of mud-smeared newspapers made brittle by… — Maggie Stiefvater
You will love again, people say. Give it time. Me with time running out. Day after day of the everyday. What they call real life,… — Jack Gilbert
Neatness - which is grooming, after all - is definitely the most important requirement. — Babe Paley
Love in the peace of the blessing in the inheritance with a god in the worship of the man and an attraction in neatness is… — Melchor Lim

Who Wrote These Neatness Quotes

17 authors contributed a total of 20 Neatness Quotes as follows: