Quotes about Sophistication
Wine, one of the noblest cordials in nature.
— John Wesley
Most vices may be committed very genteelly: a man may debauch his friend's wife genteelly: he may cheat at cards genteelly
— Samuel Johnson
The hatred of luxury is not an intelligent hatred. It implies a hatred of arts.
— Victor Hugo
The moment good taste knows itself, some of its goodness is lost.
— CS Lewis
Mrs. Ballinger is one of the ladies who pursue Culture in bands, as though it were dangerous to meet alone. To this end she had founded the Lunch Club, an association composed of herself and several other indomitable huntresses of erudition.
— Edith Wharton
In honesty you have to admit to a wise man that prayer is not for the wise, not for the prudent, not for the sophisticated. Instead it is for those who recognize that in face of their deepest needs, all their wisdom is quite helpless. It is for those who are willing to persist in doing something that is both childish and crucial.
— Frederick Buechner
Phuong had kept us a table at the edge of the dance-floor and the orchestra was playing some tune which had been popular in Paris five years ago. Two Vietnamese couples were dancing, small, neat, aloof, with an air of civilization we couldn't match. (I recognized one, an accountant from the Banque de
— Graham Greene
But if you have big ideas you have to use big words to express them, haven't you?
— LM Montgomery
The natural progress of the works of men is from rudeness to convenience, from convenience to elegance, and from elegance to nicety.
— Samuel Johnson
[Phil Wood] knew about wine. He knew about food. He knew about art. He knew about classical music. He was interested in things.
— Jon Gordon
Leisure with dignity.
— Cicero
Be well dressed, behave like a gentleman, and keep your shoes shined.
— Joseph Abboud