Subtlety Quotes

"Be extremely subtle even to the point of formlessness. Be extremely mysterious even to the point of soundlessness. Thereby you can be the director of the opponent's fate." "A compliment is something like a kiss through a veil." "Charm is a way of getting the answer yes without asking a clear question" "In literature as in ethics, there is danger, as well as glory, in being subtle. Aristocracy isolates - and isolation brings its own reward" "A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities." "Art tells you what's beyond, without explicitly telling you" "Men do change and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass" "The finest works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a few moments, what it actually feels like to think subtly and feel nobly. In the sugar of modern life, art has disposed of all these good qualities."