Subtle Quotes

The more efficient a force is, the more silent and the more subtle it is.

The force of nonviolence is infinitely more wonderful and subtle than the material forces of nature, like electricity.

Worry is a subtle way of telling God that He's fallen asleep at the wheel and that things aren't under His authority, but ours.

Weightless in water, swift as the wind, Subtle of purpose - a feather blown - I go with my oarsmen where they will, My beautiful body and theirs all one.

Lay not the plummet to the line; religion hath no landmarks; no human keenness can discern the subtle shades of faith.

The brave, impetuous heart yields everywhere to the subtle, contriving head.

The power of ads rests more in the repetition of obvious exhortations than in the subtle transmission of values.

Reality has always proved to be much more sophisticated and subtle than any preconceived philosophy.

The challenge was that it was harder to be subtle than strident.

There is an alchemy of quiet malice by which women can concoct a subtle poison from ordinary trifles.

I can zero in on subtle things because I'm holding the camera.

I sometimes got distracted easily and allowed my mind to wander when I needed to be focused. It's quite subtle, really, and just being aware of it helps.

I think in my twenties I tended to think of all people as sort of more or less alike. In now think that people are really different in all these subtle ways that are very important.

Look slowly and hard at something subtle and small.

As usual, nature's imagination far surpasses our own, as we have seen from the other theories which are subtle and deep.

Kant's position is extremely subtle - so subtle, indeed, that no commentator seems to agree with any other as to what it is.

The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely subtle, without being at all acute; hence there is so much humour and so little wit in their literature.

No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style.

The most subtle flattery that a woman can receive is by actions, not by words.

From the subtle to the extreme, our culture and our values are under unrelenting attack from the media.

O subtle love! a thousand wiles thou hast, by humble suit, by service, or by hire, to win a maiden's hold,--a thing soon done, for nature framed all women to be won.

Etching will suggest subtle variations of tone, the most delicate shadings, all with black lines, which, as far as lines go, are unsurpassed for sheer beauty.

There are two basic rules which should never be broken. Be subtle. And don't, for God's sake, try to do business with anyone who's having a bad game.

[T]hey stretch you on a table. Then they bid you close your eyelids, And they mask you with a napkin, And the anæsthetic reaches Hot and subtle through your being.

Music is made by individuals. Some artists will be very politically overt in their songs, some will be more subtle. You have to be true to yourself, true to your nature.

The eye is a menace to clear sight, the ear is a menace to subtle hearing, the mind is a menace to wisdom, every organ of the senses is a menace to its own capacity.

I woke to the sound of rain.

The Aly loafer is our modern take on the penny loafer with a subtle slit across the top. I wear loafers with everything these days- skinny jeans, long skirts and dresses.

Hanging out with politicians and corporations is very unhip work. But I think that the U2 audience have turned out to be incredibly subtle in their understanding.

Your mind will really talk to you when you begin to deny fulfillment to your desires, and you will find how subtle and shameless it is.

There are subtle ways and overt ways of alienating a child from a parent, but either way it's evil

Happiness has to do with how quickly you vibrate, how intelligent you are, how subtle your awareness field is, how deep you are, how aware of your eternal part you are.

When you focus on a chakra, it's very easy to bring subtle physical energies into your consciousness.

The book is what we have come to expect from Marion: challenging, subtle and nuanced analyses, dassling formulations, . . a provocative and original philosophical genius.

Every man hath greater assurance that God is good and just than he can have of any subtle speculations about predestination and the decrees of God.

Reading is a majority skill but a minority art. Yet nothing can replace the exact, complicated, subtle communion between absent author and entranced, present reader.

Without respect, the subtle alchemy that binds an organization or that serves as the impetus for a business transaction would dissolve into mutual suspicion and hostility.

Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than of lust.

Broadway has the most savvy audience anywhere. They see everything and they know their theater. As sophisticated and subtle as you think you can be, the houses you get here will want something finer.

I think the greatest thing about DVD is the quality of sound and picture; the real estate to put more extras on; and, my favorite point is it stores quietly in very subtle places in your home .

But precisely this illusion that everything is "clear" is what is blinding us all. It is a serious temptation, and it is a subtle form of pride and worldly love of power and revenge.

If you want to feel humor too exquisite and subtle for translation, sit invisibly among a gang of Negro workers.

Be subtle, various, ornamental, clever, And do not listen to those critics ever Whose crude provincial gullets crave in books Plain cooking made still plainer by plain cooks.

Sprigs of plum by the corner of the wall Are blooming alone in the cold; If not for the subtle fragrance drifting over Who could tell this from snow on the boughs.

Unfortunately, the issues of climate change, unlike many other issues, are very subtle because the changes we observe are very, very subtle.

The differences between the received wisdom, the standard version of events, and the facts on the ground may be subtle or they may be stark, even profound.

The delusions of the past seem fond and foolish. The delusions of the present seem subtle and sane.

Our self-trust is such a subtle thing that it still comes around whispering to us even after we are sure it is gone.

Subtle is the Lord. Malicious, He is not.

There are no physical divisions in the subtle domain and therefore no barriers between heaven and hell, light and shadow.