Subtle

Famous quotes containing the word subtle:

“But our old subtle foe so tempteth me
That not one hour I can myself sustain.
Thy grace may wing me to prevent his art,
And thou like adamant draw mine iron heart.”
—John Donne (1572–1631)

“Affected simplicity is a subtle imposture.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“Any man which an idea, however subtle and unexpected it may be, finds lacking, is not a writer. The inexpressible does not exist.”
—Théophile Gautier (1811–1872)