Quotes About Refinement

It is one of her aristocratic tastes, and quite proper, for a real lady is always known by neat boots, gloves, and handkerchief.

dear me, let us be elegant or die.

My lady, as her friends called her, sincerely desired to be a genuine lady, and was so at heart, but had yet to learn that money cannot buy refinement of nature, that rank does not always confer nobility, and that true breeding makes itself felt in spite of external drawbacks.

money cannot buy refinement of nature, that rank does not always confer nobility, and that true breeding makes itself felt in spite of external drawbacks.

which was not exactly comfortable, but, dear me, let us be elegant or die.

A heavy weight fell on Jo's heart as she saw her sister's face. It was no paler and but littler thinner than in the autumn, yet there was a strange, transparent look about it, as if the mortal was being slowly refined away, and the immortal shining through the frail flesh with an indescribably pathetic beauty.

money cannot buy refinement of nature, that rank does not always confer nobility, and that true breeding makes itself felt in spite of external drawbacks. "I

Aún tenía que descubrir que el dinero no sirve para comprar el refinamiento, que la posición social no siempre es sinónimo de nobleza y que la buena educación se nota aunque la persona tenga que hacer frente a carencias

How fortunate we were to grow up there, in a beautiful country, with good neighbors, people of culture and refinement, kind friends.

It makes one's hand look so bourgeoise.

well-to-do, well-groomed, well-bred, and

Men who are accustomed to eat at tiny tables in howling gales have curiously neat and finished manners;

The process of revision should be constant and endless

I'm a very feminine man. I like feminine things. I don't go to strip clubs. I don't drink beer. I don't play sports.

True delicacy is not a fragile thing.

No matter how good you get you can always get better, and that's the exciting part.

I suppose your security is your success and your key to success is your fine palate.

Good taste is synonymous with success in all fields of life. It's not a question of money, but of a trained eye.

Human inventions march from the complex to the simple, and simplicity is always perfection.

you know that human inventions march from the complex to the simple, and simplicity is always perfection.

Although man resembles the animals in several respects, one feature is peculiar to him alone: he perfects himself and they do not.

Braininess is not attractive unless combined with some signs of elegance; class.

I kept thinking that I was done, that I'd taught all I could teach, but people kept asking for more, so I'd learn more myself and then refine the presentations and meditations. A momentum developed, and I was getting good feedback; people were able to eliminate some of their self-destructive habits and lead happier lives.

Estoy convencido que un día miraremos hacia atrás a lo que habíamos visto como lo peor que nos pudo haber sucedido, y nos daremos cuenta que Dios usó aun aquel tiempo de adversidad para refinarnos, moldearnos, cambiarnos y prepararnos para lo bueno que nos queda por delante. Es interesante, ¿no cree? La adversidad, en muchas ocasiones, nos impulsa hacia nuestro destino divino.