“ Fate steals along with silent tread, Found oftenest in what least we dread; Frowns in the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow. ”
- William Cowper- Copy
- 1.7K
“ If fortune favors you do not be elated; if she frowns do not despond. ”
- Decimus Magnus Ausonius- Copy
- 3.6K
“ If the nose of Cleopatra had been shorter, the whole face of the earth would have been changed. ”
- Blaise Pascal- Copy
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“ If my best wines mislike thy taste, And my best service win thy frown, Then tarry not, I bid thee haste; There's many another Inn in town. ”
- Thomas Bailey Aldrich- Copy
- 3.2K
“ His frown was full of terror, and his voice Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe As left him not, till penitence had won Lost favor back again, and clos'd the breach. ”
- William Cowper- Copy
- 2.6K
“ Don't you remember, sweet Alice, Ben Bolt? Sweet Alice, whose hair was so brown; Who wept with delight when you gave her a smile, And trembl'd with fear at your frown! ”
- Thomas Dunn English- Copy
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“ Her very frowns are fairer far Than smiles of other maidens are. ”
- Hartley Coleridge- Copy
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“ The selfsame heaven That frowns on me looks sadly upon him. - King Richard III. Act v. Sc. 3. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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“ Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles. What do we live for if not to make the world less difficult for each other? ”
- George Eliot- Copy
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“ The world is a looking-glass, and gives back to every man the reflection of his own face. Frown at it, and it will in turn look sourly upon you; laugh at it and with it, and it is a jolly kind companion; and so let all young persons take their choice. ”
- William Makepeace Thackeray- Copy
- 3.3K
“ There seems to be a kind of order in the universe, in the movement of the stars and the turning of the earth and the changing of the seasons, and even in the cycle of human life. But human life itself is almost pure chaos. Everyone takes his stance, asserts his own rights and feelings, mistaking the motives of others, and his own. ”
- Katherine Anne Porter- Copy
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“ Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul, Is the best gift of Heaven: a happiness That even above the smiles and frowns of fate Exalts great Nature's favourites: a wealth That ne'er encumbers, nor can be transferr'd. ”
- John Armstrong- Copy
- 2.3K
“ Every one rushes elsewhere and into the future, because no one wants to face one's own inner self. ”
- Michel Eyquem de Montaigne- Copy
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“ Before you put on a frown, make absolutely sure there are no smiles available. ”
- Jim Beggs- Copy
- 365
“ Beauty comes from a life well lived. If you've lived well, your smile lines are in the right places, and your frown lines aren't too bad, what more do you need? ”
- Jennifer Garner- Copy
- 2K
“ If the nose of Cleopatra had been shorter, the whole face of the earth would have been changed. ”
- Blaise Pascal- Copy
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“ Nor do they trust their tongue alone, but speak a language of their own; can read a nod, a shrug, a look, far better than a printed book; convey a libel in a frown, and wink a reputation down. ”
- Jonathan Swift- Copy
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“ A cobbler,... produced several new grins of his own invention, having been used to cut faces for many years together over his last. ”
- Joseph Addison- Copy
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“ Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their back, really. You have to have broad shoulders and get through it. ”
- Pierce Brosnan- Copy
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“ Full well they laughed, with counterfeited glee, At all his jokes, for many a joke had he: Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frown'd. ”
- Oliver Goldsmith- Copy
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“ Come, sing now, sing; for I know you sing well;I see you have a singing face. ”
- John Fletcher- Copy
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“ O gentle Romeo, If thou dost love, pronounce it faithfully. Or if thou think'st I am too quickly won, I'll frown and be perverse and say thee nay, So thou wilt woo: but else, not for the world. ”
- William Shakespeare- Copy
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