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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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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

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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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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