Quotes About Subtlety

There's a lot of good things about England, but I don't want to tell you too many of them.

My approach to jewelry has always been to keep it very simple, but if you want to wear something, make sure it is exquisite and lovely and will stand out.

I feel like whole idea with makeup is that I don't want anyone to think, 'Oh she's wearing makeup.' I just want them to think, 'Oh she looks good!'

When using dialect, use it lightly. A dialect word here and there is enough. All you want to do is suggest. Never let it call attention to itself.

We never even slowed them. Quick, whatever happened to subtlety? He could see a sliver of sky, could see the wyval wheeling round up there, eager to descend and feed. Grandma, you always said don't reach too far. Close your dead eyes now, and remember, I loved you so. He left his body, winged skyward.

The prince is blind to subtlety. He knows his own ignorance and stupidity so is ever suspicious of others, especially when they say things he does not understand. One cannot negotiate when dragged in the wake of emotions.

She had a disapproving look that was just a little exaggerated; if you look carefully at that look, you can spot a smile that hangs around its edges and usually draw it out.

Beth and I read the message speechlessly; the unctuous words seemed to drip with Avirzah'e's innate sarcasm.

O divine art of subtlety and secrecy! Through you we learn to be invisible, through you inaudible and hence we can hold the enemy's fate in our hands.

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

To win one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the acme of skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill.

Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate.

To conquer the enemy without resorting to war is the most desirable. The highest form of generalship is to conquer the enemy by strategy.

If you can't say anything nice, at least have the decency to be vague.

Remember that always dressing in understated good taste is the same as playing dead.

I don't like beating people on the head with the message. I don't like standing on the soapbox.

Stangaciile, ca si timiditatea, au un farmec discret prin surprizele pe care le provoaca, prin panica naiva care o raspandesc.

Nici o poetica din lume nu atinge perfectiunea si semnificatia celei mai timide flori.

His name tasted of fire and wings, of curling smoke, of subtlety and strength and the rasping whisper of scales.

His name tasted of fire and wings, of curling smoke, of subtlety and strength and the rasping whisper of scales. He eyed me and said stiffly, Don't land yourself into a boiling-pot, and as difficult as you may find it, try and present a respectable appearance.

Su nombre sabía a fuego y a alas, a volutas de humo, a sutileza y a fuerza, y al rasposo susurro de las escamas.

O coração de fêmea é um labirinto de subtilezas que desafia a mente grosseira do macho trapaceiro.

El juego de la infiltración es similar al de la seducción: el que pide permiso ha perdido antes de empezar.

It is easier to lure a fish than to hit it over the head with a club.