Fine Quotes - page 4

Although a man may wear fine clothing, if he lives peacefully; and is good, self-possessed, has faith and is pure; and if he does not hurt any living being, he is a holy man. (Denis Diderot)
There is no such thing as immaterial matter. All spirit is matter, but is more fine or pure, and can only be discerned by purer eyes. We cannot see it, but when our bodies are purified, we shall see that it is all matter. View quote
Joseph Smith
The fact is that pictures which are unlike reality ought not be approved, and even if they are technically fine, this is no reason why they should offhand be judged to be correct, if their subject is lacking in the principles of reality carried out with no violations. View quote
Vitruvius
There are also in some places springs which have the peculiarity of giving fine singing voices to the natives, as at Tarsus in Magnesia and in other countries of that kind. View quote
Vitruvius
Be true to yourself, help others, make each day your masterpiece, make friendship a fine art, drink deeply from good books - especially the Bible, build a shelter against a rainy day, give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day. View quote
John Wooden
The bourgeoisie loves so-called "positive” types and novels with happy endings since they lull one into thinking that it is fine to simultaneously acquire capital and maintain one's innocence, to be a beast and still be happy. View quote
Anton Chekhov
France has neither winter nor summer nor morals -- apart from these drawbacks it is a fine country. View quote
Mark Twain
As long as I know my head's in the right place, my feet are on the ground, I think I'll be fine. View quote
Jack Osbourne
Our castle is not imposing, but is well built, and surrounded by a very fine garden. I live in the bailiff's house. View quote
Franz Schubert
There is a fine line between insanity and genius. View quote
Dan Brown
Physical pleasure is a sensual experience no different from pure seeing or the pure sensation with which a fine fruit fills the tongue it is a great unending experience, which is given us, a knowing of the world, the fullness and the glory of all knowing. And not our acceptance of it is bad the bad thing is that most people misuse and squander this experience and apply it as a stimulant at the tired spots of their lives and as distraction instead of a rallying toward exalted moments. (Rainer Maria Rilke)
There is a southern proverb fine words butter no parsnips. View quote
Walter Scott
Scenery is fine - but human nature is finer. View quote
John Keats
His fine wit Makes such a wound, the knife is lost in it. View quote
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is fine. View quote
Honoré de Balzac
A fat stomach never breeds fine thoughts. View quote
Jerome
Most of the movies I saw growing up were viewed as totally disposable, fine for quick consumption, but they have survived 50 years and are still growing. View quote
Manuel Puig
Fine art is something wonderful that's left long into the future... eternal beauty. View quote
Masashi Kishimoto
At my age, you need to verify that everything is fine. I put a lot of pressure on my body, and I feel sometimes pain in my back and in my knees, so I have to be sure that I can keep on training hard before going on. View quote
Hermann Maier
You can have a certain arrogance, and I think that's fine, but what you should never lose is the respect for the others. View quote
Steffi Graf
Surprise is not humor. I think that there can be a fine line there. (Keegan-Michael Key)
I see badly, I hear badly, and I feel bad, but everything's fine. View quote
Jeanne Calment
I felt fine after 24 hours and asked the state commission to prolong my stay in space to three days. And I carried out the entire schedule. Could I have done that if I had been half-dead? View quote
Valentina Tereshkova
Now I have the bravery to do fine things. View quote
Gabriela Sabatini
It is easy enough to be moral after a good dinner beside a snug coal fire, and with our hearts well warmed with fine old port. View quote
Henry Mayhew