Veils Quotes

342 Veils quotes by 272 unique authors

Before I took the veil, I was ornamented for the ceremony, and was clothed in a rich dress belonging to the Convent, which was used… — Maria Monk
I never wanted to be Marilyn - it just happened. Marilyn's like a veil I wear over Norma Jeane. — Marilyn Monroe
It's said that All Hallows' Eve is one of the nights when the veil between the worlds is thin - and whether you believe in… — Erin Morgenstern
Were I called on to define, very briefly, the term Art, I should call it 'the reproduction of what the Senses perceive in Nature through… — Edgar Allan Poe
I have nothing against the veil. And I think that, wrongly, many in the West look at the veil as a symbol of oppression. Now,… — Queen Rania of Jordan
The principles of justice are chosen behind a veil of ignorance. — John Rawls
A silent man is easily reputed wise. A man who suffers none to see him in the common jostle and undress of life, easily gathers… — Frederick William Robertson
A bride at her second marriage does not wear a veil. She wants to see what she is getting. — Helen Rowland
This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally,… — Unknown Author
I think the veil is a way of taking power away from women. — Salman Rushdie
Speaking as somebody with three sisters and a very largely female Muslim family, there is not a single woman I know in my family or… — Salman Rushdie
Every now and then, President Obama sorta drops his veil. He's less coy about his philosophy, he sort of reveals his true governing philosophy, what… — Paul Ryan
Mysteries are feminine; they like to veil themselves but still want to be seen and divined. — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
Death is the veil which those who live call life; They sleep, and it is lifted. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
Tell the truth through whichever veil comes to hand - but tell it. Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never being satisfied. — Zadie Smith
Whereas religious prayers sing of peace and harmony, religion has divided human beings through an atrocious history of enmity and bloodshed. Yet, behind the veil… — Radhanath Swami
Let the veil of silence fall presently over what happened afterwards. Silence, too, can speak out. — Lech Walesa
I've learned not to hide behind a veil of irony - to talk about my work in a more honest way. — Florence Welch
I do not have a bride gene. I haven't been planning a wedding since I was 3. I never put a sheet on my head… — Niecy Nash

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