Quotes by Obscure Humor, in one form or another, is characteristic of every nation; and reflecting the salient points of social and national life, it illuminates those crowded corners which history leaves obscure. Agnes Repplier obscure humor social In the world of ideas everything was clear; in life all was obscure, embroiled. Aldous Huxley obscure world ideas No verse which is unmusical or obscure can be regarded as poetry whatever other qualities it may possess. Alfred Austin obscure quality may The task of the teacher of the Bible is to open up what’s closed, to make plain what is obscure, to unravel what is knotted and to unfold what is tightly packed. Alistair Begg obscure tasks teacher Acquaintance: "A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous. Ambrose Bierce obscure rich degrees An appellate court which reverses the judgment of a popular author's contemporaries, the appellant being his obscure competitor. Ambrose Bierce obscure popularity judgment I'd rather hear an ugly truth, rather than an obscure lie. Ana Monnar obscure ugly lying The pure playfulness of certain wholly whimsical portions of (Charles) Cros’s work should not obscure the fact that at the center of some of his most beautiful poems a revolver is leveled straight at us. Andre Breton obscure beautiful facts Life never ceases. Life is an overflowing source, and death is only an obscure effect of illusions. Andre Luiz Moreira illusion obscure life-is If I had never touched Holmes, who has tended to obscure my higher work, my position in literature would at the present moment be a more commanding one. Arthur Conan Doyle obscure moments literature There are strange things lost and forgotten in obscure corners of the newspaper. Arthur Machen obscure strange forgotten I strive to be brief, and I become obscure. Baltasar Gracian self-improvement obscure strive A great many people think that polysyllables are a sign of intelligence and refinement so they think they will impress others with their command of obscure words. Barbara Walters obscure people thinking I read a lot of obscure books and it is nice to open a book. Bill Gates obscure nice book I see woefully obscure poetry as simply a kind of verbal rudeness. Billy Collins rudeness obscure kind You can be so dignified that you obscure the reality of what is going on. Cathy McMorris Rodgers obscure reality Although much remains obscure, and will long remain obscure, ... I am convinced that Natural Selection has been the main but not exclusive means of modification. Charles Darwin obscure long mean Color is made to obscure the brightest endowments, to degrade the fairest character, and to check the highest and most praiseworthy aspirations. Charles Lenox Remond obscure color character Experts always tend to obscure the obvious. D. V. Ager veteran obscure experts As soon as a friendship passed a certain point - some obscure and secret boundary - a woman quite automatically became overwhelmed by a raging compulsion to complicate things. David Eddings obscure overwhelmed secret 123456»