Quote by George Meredith Download Open image ““A dainty rogue in porcelain”” — George Meredith ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“She was what an aristocrat should be, porcelain and silk, unreachable, gracious, untainted by the dust of all this common death.” — Tanith Lee Copy Share Image
“Slim cunning hands at rest, and cozening eyes, Under this stone one loved too wildly lies; How false she was, no granite could declare;… — Walter de la Mare Copy Share Image
“She, the clear heart'ed soul shall show a small crack (in heart) as clearly as the equally transparent, but dirty rogue can cleverly hide… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Where was that fragile, golden-fair Dresden doll I used to be? Gone. Gone like porcelain turned into steel-made into someone who would always get… — V.C. Andrews Copy Share Image
“Vanity in a newspaper man is like perfume on a whore: they use it to fend off a dark whiff of themselves.” — Julian Assange Copy Share Image
“Blessings be said over your Colonel. I will never call him a rake or rogue again,” Vitore said looking to the sky with clasped… — K.M. Shea Copy Share Image
“And yet as pristine as she appeared, her demeanor was not delicate. She was no porcelain doll. She was a distant glacier. Remote, quiet,… — Graham Moore Copy Share Image
“Of all the weaknesses that beset a man, vanity is the most deadly. For through vanity can a wise man turn to folly.” — Raymond E. Feist Copy Share Image
“I held a brief debate with myself as to whether I should change my ordinary attire for something smarter. At last I concluded it… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
“This is the real Madame. I can see why she hides herself in accents and gems and exotic perfumes. I can see why she's… — Lauren DeStefano Copy Share Image
In tragic life, God wot, No villain need be! Passions spin the plot: We are betrayed by what is false within. — George Meredith Copy Share Image
Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity. — George Meredith Copy Share Image
Prayer for worldly goods is worse than fruitless, but prayer for strength of soul is that passion of the soul which catches the gift… — George Meredith Copy Share Image
And if I drink oblivion of a day, / So shorten I the stature of my soul. — George Meredith Copy Share Image
It's past parsons to console us: No, nor no doctor fetch for me: I can die without my bolus; Two of a trade, lass,… — George Meredith Copy Share Image
I've studied men from my topsy-turvy Close, and I reckon, rather true. Some are fine fellows: some, right scurvy; Most, a dash between the… — George Meredith Copy Share Image
