Quotes About Subtlety

Simplicity, carried to an extreme, becomes elegance.

Simplicity of character is no hindrance to subtlety of intellect.

If no thought your mind does visit make your speech not too explicit.

Women and foxes, being weak, are distinguished by superior tact.

Women are perfectly well aware that the more they seem to obey the more they rule.

It is so subtle to write things that have no meaning

There was absolutely nothing about her that courted notice. She wasn't anything like the females he went for. And she held his attention like a marching band.

The beautiful thing about comedy in the U.K. is that it has a clever twist to it, and when you really break it down, the joke isn't filthy at all: it's clever.

The less you try to impress, the more impressive you are.

I think we need to recover the depth, the subtlety, the generosity of imagination, the respect for wisdom that so marked Islam in its great ages.

in times of turmoil, people lose their taste for subtleties and their tolerance for ambiguity.

A breath of sound across the landing, almost imperceptible, like a shadow moving against blackness; then nothing.

I love the unspoken dress code.

A wisp of wind shivers the seed-heads on the grass.

No matter the level of subtlety of view, all Buddhist schools agree that only a previous moment of mind can cause the present moment of mind.

I would rather like my work to speak for itself.

Sometimes simple accessories are all you need when your dress speaks for itself.

I don't like to make a big splash anyway.

The greatest acting really is spoken without words, or at least I like to think that.

The best way to manipulate a man is to make him think he is manipulating you.

If you are flattering a woman, it pays to be a little more subtle. You don't have to bother with men, they believe any compliment automatically.

A man should dress in a way that you don't notice. He looks good and you don't know why. But it's the tailoring, the materials, and the clothes.

When you are describing, A shape, or sound, or tint; Don't state the matter plainly, But put it in a hint; And learn to look at all things, With a sort of mental squint.

Actually, I've been thinking about that," Tristan said, and finally sat down again. "It's the dog that didn't bark.