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Quotes About Cloak

Shame is pride's cloak.
~ William Blake
Information is power," she continued. "Any organization with power and that operates under a cloak of secrecy and darkness becomes a breeding ground for monstrous abuse, no matter how good-intentioned the goals are initially.
~ William Kent Krueger
God's grace will cover us like a cloak-enough to provide for survival but too thin to keep out all the cold.
~ Neal A. Maxwell
The purpose of subject matter is to veil technique. The great artist uses the cloak of resemblance to hide the means.
~ John French Sloan
May the Lord array thee in the garment of salvation and surround thee with the cloak of happiness.
~ Pope Alexander VI
Although the sun shine, leave not thy cloake at home.
~ George Herbert
There's a trench coat and a tragedy in your future.
~ Jim Norton
Here. After so long waiting. Her purple eyes. Torn cloak. Skin pale, sheer as ice. Exhausted. But unafraid.
~ Edith Pattou
A British politician who cloaks himself in the mantle of God is immediately regarded with suspicion.
~ Gavin Esler
That is Pride," explained Wisdom. "It is the hardest enemy to see after you have been in the glory. Those who refuse to put on this cloak will suffer much at the hands of that most devious enemy.
~ Rick Joyner
He carried so much sadness and loneliness, so much heartache. Yet he put his mission first. He persevered. Reyna respected that. She understood that. She'd never been a touchy-feely person, but she had the strangest desire to drape her cloak over Nico's shoulders and tuck him in. She mentally chided herself. He was a comrade, not her little brother. He wouldn't appreciate the gesture.
~ Rick Riordan
Take off that cloak before you melt, he said. It wasn't disguising you. Nor is that - she waved at his peasant outfit - disguising you. It isn't supposed to. It merely conveys the message that I'm attempting to pass incognito. That makes absolutely no sense.
~ Kelley Armstrong
Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.
~ William Proxmire
Power always has to be kept in check; power exercised in secret, especially under the cloak of national security, is doubly dangerous.
~ William Proxmire
Seems, madam! Nay, it is; I know not "seems."'Tis not alone my inky cloak, good mother,Nor customary suits of solemn black.
~ William Shakespeare
Fear is a cloak which old men huddle about their love, as if to keep it warm.
~ William Wordsworth
I do not doubt he has a low opinion of women too. Gallantry is often a cloak for contempt.
~ Elizabeth Peters
was there in the hut, together with her cloak and habit. And hidden! And she taken away from that place
~ Ellis Peters
I long for what I do lost For that which can never be. I cloak the horror of what I am and pray you never see.
~ Amanda Ashley
y entonces, de pronto, apareció él, estaca en mano, corriendo por el pasillo como si fuera la muerte vestida con un guardapolvo
~ Richelle Mead
A few weeks later, in the wood, I came across Miss Riding Hood. But what a change! No cloak of red, No silly hood upon her head. She said, 'Hello, and do please note My lovely furry wolfskin coat.
~ Roald Dahl
The garb of religion is the best cloak for power.
~ William Hazlitt
without his black cloak and helmet he looked different somehow
~ Delilah Dawson
A guy in a stupid mask asked me not to tell you he exists," she said, reaching back to pet Xena. Skulduggery nodded. "Fair enough.
~ Derek Landy