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William ShakespeareGod hath given you one face, and you make yourself another.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Hamlet

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George OrwellAt 50, everyone has the face he deserves.

—  George Orwell, 1903-1950, British writer

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Jules RenardWrinkles are engraved smiles.

—  Jules Renard, 1864-1910, French writer

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Walt WhitmanIn the faces of men and women I see God.

—  Walt Whitman, 1819-1892, American poet

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Oscar WildeA man's face is his autobiography. A woman's face is her work of fiction.

—  Oscar Wilde, 1854-1900, Irish writer

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Michel TournierThere is one undeniable sign that you recognize that you love someone romantically, and that is when their face arouses more desire in you than any other part of their body.

—  Michel Tournier, 1924-2016, French writer

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Mark TwainGet your facts first, then you can distort them as you please.

—  Mark Twain, 1835-1910, American writer

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W.H. AudenMy face looks like a wedding cake left out in the rain.

—  W.H. Auden, 1907-1973, British poet

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Georg Christoph LichtenbergThere are people who believe everything is sane and sensible that is done with a solemn face.

—  Georg Christoph Lichtenberg, 1742-1799, German author of maxims

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William BlakeHe whose face gives no light, shall never become a star.

—  William Blake, 1757-1827, English poet & painter

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William ShakespeareThat you have such a February face,
So full of frost, of storm and cloudiness?

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Much Ado About Nothing

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Zsa Zsa GaborAs a woman, you have to choose between your fanny or your face. I chose my face.

—  Zsa Zsa Gabor, 1917-2016, Hungarian-American actress

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Simone De BeauvoirYou said something very true the other day: that for us, nudity begins with the face.

—  Simone De Beauvoir, 1908-1986, French writer

Joseph JoubertWe no longer think of the face of the woman whose naked body we see.

—  Joseph Joubert, 1754-1824, French author of maxims

Gustave FlaubertIf the face is the mirror of the soul, then there are people who have ugly souls.

—  Gustave Flaubert, 1821-1880, French writer

Honoré de BalzacA woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Coco ChanelNature gives you the face you have at twenty. Life shapes the face you have at thirty. But at fifty you get the face you deserve.

—  Coco Chanel, 1883-1971, French fashion designer

Humphrey BogartI’m not good-looking. I used to be, but not anymore... What I have got is I have character in my face. It’s taken an awful lot of late nights and drinking to put it there. When I go to work in a picture, I say, “Don’t take the lines out of my face. Leave them there.”

—  Humphrey Bogart, 1899-1957, American actor

Malcolm de ChazalOur expression and our words never coincide, which is why the animals don’t understand us.

—  Malcolm de Chazal, 1902-1981, Mauritian thinker & aphorist

Francis De CroissetFor women, every idea has a face.

—  Francis De Croisset, 1877-1937, Belgian writer

Personal Stories

Vincent Van GoghNow I am working with another model, a postman in a blue uniform with gold trimmings, a big, bearded face, very Socratic.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Latin Quotes

Latin proverbThe face is the index of the soul.

Vultus est index animi.

—  Latin proverb

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Quotes in Verse

T. S. EliotThere will be time, there will be time to prepare a face to meet the faces that you meet.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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William Butler YeatsI'm looking for the face I had, before the world was made.

—  William Butler Yeats, 1865-1939, Irish poet, Nobel 1923

Funny Quotes

Abraham LincolnIf I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?

—  Abraham Lincoln, 1809-1865, American President

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Groucho MarxI never forget a face, but in your case, I’ll be glad to make an exception.

—  Groucho Marx, 1890-1977, American comedian

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