"Seven times have I despised my soul: The sixth time when she despised the ugliness of a face, and knew not that it was one of her own masks."
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"There are women who have an indefinable charm in their faces which makes them beautiful to their intimates, but a cold stranger who tried to reason the matter out and find this beauty would fail."
"Yes, you know enough of my frankness to believe me capable of that. After abusing you so abominably to your face, I could have no scruple in abusing you to all your relations."
"Thy face is mine eye, and mine is thine."
"If the press see you looking normal they can suddenly be 'oh, she's got a spot on her face, she's having a bad day'. That can be quite cruel."
"I do, indeed, close my door at times and surrender myself to a book, but only because I can open the door again and see a human face looking at me."
"The older I get the funnier I get...Think what I'll save in not having my face lifted."
"Don't face the day until you've faced God."
"You have your face bare; I am all face."
"Every Could Has A silver Lining Mine is, At WrestleMania, I get to face you.. not only that but at wrestlemania trish Stratus.. im gona become the new women's champion"
"But which was the real me? Let me be perfectly honest: I was a man of many faces. (p.33)"
"Once you have seen the face of God, you see the same face on everyone you meet."
"My face is so pretty, you don’t see a scar, which proves I’m the king of the ring by far."
"Asked whether donor nations may be becoming fatigued ... The fatigue may be there, but I don't think we can justify it in the face of such misery. We may need to wake up our conscience and our conscience must force us to act."
"I have the strength to remain calm in the face of change."
"We can't just drill our way out of the energy and climate challenge that we face."
"You get strength and courage, when you stop to look fear in the face."
"Actually, when I'm not filming a movie, my beauty approach is really natural - I prefer a bare face that looks really healthy and dewy."
"They had their faces twisted toward their haunches and found it necessary to walk backward, because they could not see ahead of them. ...And since he wanted so to see ahead, he looks behind and walks a backward path."
"There are few faces that can afford to smile: a smile is sometimes bewitching, in general vapid, often a contortion."