#elegance

Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction. ↗

— E.F. Schumacher

#elegance #genius #inspirational #simplicity #violence

I have a different idea of elegance. I don't dress like a fop, it's true, but my moral grooming is impeccable. I never appear in public with a soiled conscience, a tarnished honor, threadbare scruples, or an insult that I haven't washed away. I'm always immaculately clean, adorned with independence and frankness. I may not cut a stylish figure, but I hold my soul erect. I wear my deeds as ribbons, my wit is sharper then the finest mustache, and when I walk among men I make truths ring like spurs. ↗

— Edmond Rostand

#elegance #honour #morality #wit #men

I admire those people who hold on to their elegance in old age but I'd rather have fun. ↗

— Heather Graham

#age #elegance #fun #have fun #hold

Robert Walker as Bruno was excellent. He had elegance and humor, and the proper fondness for his mother. ↗

— Patricia Highsmith

#elegance #excellent #fondness #had #his

There will always be a desire for something new, fresh and innovative, as well as a yearning and respect for timeless elegance and beauty. ↗

— Helena Christensen

#beauty #desire #elegance #fresh #innovative

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery. ↗

— Yves Saint Laurent

#elegance #must #never #snobbery

In football as in watchmaking, talent and elegance mean nothing without rigour and precision. ↗

— Lionel Messi

#football #mean #nothing #precision #talent

If only for the sake of elegance, I try to remain morally pure. ↗

— Marcel Proust

#i #morally #only #pure #remain

It's a new town. The old elegance is gone. It used to be one big family, this industry. ↗

— Cesar Romero

#big family #elegance #family #gone #industry

Isn't elegance forgetting what one is wearing? ↗

— Yves Saint Laurent

#forgetting #wearing