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Quotes About Refinement

Real good-breeding is independent of the forms and refinements of what has assumed to itself the name of society.
~ George MacDonald
The most vulgar slang is scarcely worse than the attempted elegance which those unused to good society imagine to be the evidence of cultivation.
~ Emily Post
Fit yourself for the best society, and then, never enter it.
~ John Ruskin
An artist should be well read in the best books, and thoroughly high bred, both in heart and bearing. In a word, he should be fit for the best society, and should keef out of it.
~ John Ruskin
There are many true ladies, and they differ somewhat from society generally. So does a true gentleman, on the same principle of refinement and nobility of character.
~ Maria Jane McIntosh
True refinement seeks simplicity.
~ Bruce Lee
Living on purpose is a lifestyle, a way of being and a lifelong spiritual practice that will refine your Soul. This isn't a 10-day or 30-day plan. This is a lifelong adventure!
~ Mastin Kipp
Throughout our lives, God's grace bestows temporal blessings and spiritual gifts that magnify our abilities and enrich our lives. His grace refines us. His grace helps us become our best selves.
~ Dieter F. Uchtdorf
When you see a good move, look for a better one.
~ Emanuel Lasker
The guys that improve every year are those that are always adding something to their game.
~ Steve Nash
Excellence is the unlimited ability to improve the quality of what you have to offer.
~ Rick Pitino
Baseball gets better for whatever reason.
~ Rafael Palmeiro
I was originally supposed to become an engineer but the thought of having to expend my creative energy on things that make practical everyday life even more refined, with a loathsome capital gain as the goal, was unbearable to me.
~ Albert Einstein
The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
~ Albert Einstein
All of science is nothing more than the refinement of everyday thinking.
~ Albert Einstein
She was accustomed in London to associate only with first-rate people who liked first-rate things, and she knew that there were very, very few first-rate things in the world, and that those were mostly French.
~ Aldous Huxley
She was accustomed in London to associate only with first-rate people who liked first-rate things, and she knew that there were very, very few first-rate things in the world, and that those were mostly French. "Well
~ Aldous Huxley
This tea is for people who really appreciate tea. Ordinary tea is for anyone.
~ Alexander McCall Smith
La bella figura...it's at the heart of Italian life...it's about doing things beautifully.
~ Alexander McCall Smith
Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.
~ Doris Day
I got new shit, Im getting better still.
~ Drake
We need to have a taste factor in our life. It isn't about what's popular; it's about what's really good.
~ Robbie Robertson
You're never too good to get better... take that and apply that to everything in your life.
~ Benson Henderson
Your life will never improve unless you start making daily improvements.
~ Lewis Howes