#subtle

Poetry is of so subtle a spirit, that in the pouring out of one language into another it will evaporate. ↗

— John Denham

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In recompense, envy may be the subtlest - perhaps I should say the most insidious - of the seven deadly sins. ↗

— Joseph Epstein

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And then the sly arch-lover that he was, he said the subtlest thing of all: that the lover was nearer the divine than the beloved; for the god was in the one but not in the other - perhaps the tenderest, most mocking thought that ever was thought, and source of all the guile and secret bliss the lover knows. ↗

— Thomas Mann

#guile #love #subtle #death

Seemingly minor yet persistent things penetrate the mind over time making it difficult to ever realize the impact; hence, though quite unfortunate, the most dangerous forms of corruption are those that are subtle and below the radar. ↗

— Criss Jami

#consciousness #corruption #dangerous #impact #mass-media

As a culture I see us as presently deprived of subtleties. The music is loud, the anger is elevated, sex seems lacking in sweetness and privacy. ↗

— Shelley Berman

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

— Tammy Bruce

#culture #extreme #media #our #subtle

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

— Steven Brust

#blades #cramp #his #how #knife

Subtlety may deceive you; integrity never will. ↗

— Oliver Cromwell

#integrity #may #never #subtlety #will

I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar. ↗

— Dan Fogelberg

#acoustic guitar #guitar #i #i love #love

Because I write very simply, but inside the simplicity, there's a lot of subtlety. That's what I'm proud of. ↗

— Ben Folds

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