Quotes
Quotes about Grace
Take no repulse, whatever she doth say; For 'get you gone,' she doth not mean 'away.' Flatter and praise, commend, extol their graces; Though ne'er so black, say they have angels' faces. That man that hath a tongue, I say is no man, If with his tongue he cannot win a woman.
To stumble twice against the same stone, is a proverbial disgrace. [Lat., Culpa enim illa, bis ad eundem, vulgari reprehensa proverbio est.]
A beau is one who arranges his curled locks gracefully, who ever smells of balm, and cinnamon; who hums the songs of the Nile, and Cadiz; who throws his sleek arms into various attitudes; who idles away the whole day among the chair of the ladies, and is ever whispering into some one's ear; who reads little billets- doux from this quarter and that, and writes them in return; who avoids ruffling his dress by contact with his neighbour's sleeve, who knows with whom everybody is in love; who flutters from feast to feast, who can recount exactly the pedigree of Hirpinus. What do you tell me? is this a beau, Cotilus? Then a beau, Cotilus, is a very trifling thing.
Verily, great grace may go with a little gift; and precious are all things that come from friends. -Theocritus.
The Graces, three erewhile, are three no more; A fourth is come with perfume sprinkled o'er. 'Tis Berenice blest and fair; were she Away the Graces would no Graces be.
Two goddesses now must Cyprus adore; The Muses are ten, and the Graces are four; Stella's wit is so charming, so sweet her fair face, She shines a new Venus, a Muse, and a Grace.
Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
An outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace.
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford.
Stately and tall he moves in the hall, The chief of a thousand for grace.
Teach me to live that I may dread The grace as little as my bed.
My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things--trout as well as eternal salvation--come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.
And grace that won who saw to wish her stay.
From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part, And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art.
Here comes one with a paper: God give him grace to groan!
O, then, what graces in my love do dwell That he hath turned a heaven unto a hell!
Hail to thee, lady! and the grace of heaven, Before, behind thee, and on every hand, Enwheel thee round!
Full many a lady I have eyed with best regard, and many a time Th' harmony of their tongues hath into bondage Brought my too diligent ear; for several virtues Have I liked several women; never any With so full soul but some defect in her Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed, And put it to the foil.
He does it with a better grace, but I do it more natural.
The three black graces, Law, Physic, and Divinity.
Narcissus is the glory of his race: For who does nothing with a better grace?
Grace is but glory begun, and glory is but grace perfected.
Courage and grace are a formidable mixture. The only place to see it is in the bullring.
Grace has been defined as the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul.
The sweat of hard work is not to be displayed. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods.
