“ A homely face and no figure have aided many women heavenward. ”
- Minna Thomas Antrim- Copy
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“ Getting talked about is one of the penalties for being pretty, while being above suspicion is about the only compensation for being homely. ”
- Kin Hubbard- Copy
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“ I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and poetry; that is, prose = words in their best order; poetry = the best words in the best order. ”
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge- Copy
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“ Show me a genuine case of platonic friendship, and I shall show you two old or homely faces. ”
- Austin O’Malley- Copy
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“ Thou unassuming common-place of Nature, with that homely face. ”
- William Wordsworth- Copy
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“ There is a homely old adage which runs: "Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far." If the American nation will speak softly, and yet build and keep at a pitch of the highest training a thoroughly efficient navy, the Monroe Doctrine will go far. ”
- Theodore Roosevelt- Copy
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“ Let your boat of life be light, packed only with what you need — a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends worth the name, someone to love and to love you, a cat, a dog, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink, for thirst is a dangerous thing. ”
- Jerome K. Jerome- Copy
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