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Fancy Quotes - Page 7

Natural wealth is limited and easily obtained; the wealth defined by vain fancies is always beyond reach.

Epicurus (1964). “Letters: Principles Doctrines, and Vatican Sayings Translated, with an Introd. and Notes, by Russel M. Geor. Indianapolis Merrill”

Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, more longing, wavering, sooner lost and won, than women's are.

William Shakespeare (2014). “Twelfth Night: Third Series”, p.228, Bloomsbury Publishing

Fancy, like the finger of a clock, Runs the great circuit, and is still at home.

William Cowper, Henry Stebbing (1869). “The Complete Poetical Works of William Cowper, Esq: Including the Hymns and Translations from Madame Guion, Milton, Etc. ; with a Memoir of the Author”, p.234

And "classically not beautiful" is a fancy term for saying ugly. And denouncing you. And erasing you.

"Viola Davis Responds to Being Called 'Less Classically Beautiful': 'You Define You'" by Yesha Callahan, thegrapevine.theroot.com. September 26, 2014.

One of the things I like to pack, that I take with me all the time, is my Virgensita de Guadalupe. It doesn't take much room in your suitcase. If you have one that isn't so fancy, you can use it on the plane when you're scared.

"Talking in Our Pajamas: A Conversation with Sandra Cisneros on Finding Your Voice, Fear of Highways, Tacos, Travel, and the Need for Peace in the World". Interview with Ruth Behar, quod.lib.umich.edu. 2008.

We may take Fancy for a companion, but must follow Reason as our guide.

James Boswell, Samuel Johnson (1824). “The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., Comprehending an Account of His Studies, and Numerous Works, in Chronological Order: A Series of His Epistolary Correspondence and Conversations with Many Eminent Persons; and Various Original Pieces of His Composition, Never Before Published; the Whole Exhibiting a View of Literature and Literary Men in Great Britain, for Near Half a Century During which He Flourished”, p.258

Psycholog­y is in its infancy, as a science. I hope in the interests of Art, it will always remain so.

Oscar Wilde (2007). “Epigrams of Oscar Wilde”, p.51, Wordsworth Editions