Plain Quotes

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About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork. — Kin Hubbard
Each stage of development, remember, has a dialectic of progress--in plain language, every new development is good news, bad news. — Ken Wilber
Which I wish to remark-- And my language is plain,-- That for ways that are dark And for tricks that are vain, The heathen Chinee… — Bret Harte
Ever note, Lucilius, When love begins to sicken and decay It useth an enforced ceremony. There are no tricks in plain and simple faith; But… — William Shakespeare
Knavery's plain face is never seen till used. — William Shakespeare
My works are the issue of simple and plain experience which is the true mistress. — Leonardo da Vinci
Would I describe a preacher, I would express him simple, grave, sincere; In doctrine uncorrupt; in language plain, And plain in manner; decent, solemn, chaste,… — William Cowper
Blind unbelief is sure to err, And scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, And he will make it plain. — William Cowper
No silver saints, by dying misers giv'n, Here brib'd the rage of ill-requited heav'n; But such plain roofs as Piety could raise, And only vocal… — Alexander Pope
Fine declamation does not consist in flowery periods, delicate allusions of musical cadences, but in a plain, open, loose style, where the periods are long… — Oliver Goldsmith
Then, there's the modern mother-in-law. In her mid 40s, she is the compact car of her breed: efficient, trim, attractive and in harmony with her… — Abigail Van Buren
The sparrows are preparing for winter, each one dressed in a plain brown coat and singing a cheerful song. — Charles Kuralt
Out of the hills of Habersham, Down the valleys of Hall, I hurry amain to reach the plain; Run the rapid and leap the fall,… — Sidney Lanier
The picture. A great plain, comprising the entire Jerusalem district, where is the supreme Commander-in-Chief of the forces of good, Christ our Lord: another plain… — Ignatius Loyola
Talent isn't enough. You need motivation-and persistence, too: what Steinbeck called a blend of faith and arrogance. When you're young, plain old poverty can be… — Leon Uris
I think teenage impatience is just plain human nature! I think every generation has to cope with different circumstances, different problems. But it's the world… — Loretta Young
See him, the gentle Bible beast, / With lacquered hoofs and curling mane, / His wondering journey from the East / Half done, between the… — Edwin Muir
Many people are embarrassed to create in public. It feels unseemly to them, like kissing in plain view... Make a spectacle of yourself. — Eric Maisel
Art is a thing so much of the imagination, of the soul, that it is difficult to descend to the fundamentals of technique and yet… — John F. Carlson
Gloria, Gloria! they cry, for their song embraces all that the Lord has begun this day: Glory to God in the highest of heavens! And… — Walter Wangerin

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