Famous quotes containing the words venerable and/or ascetic:
“In England and America a beard usually means that its owner would rather be considered venerable than virile; on the continent of Europe it often means that its owner makes a special claim to virility.”
—Rebecca West (1892–1983)
“The ascetic makes a necessity out of virtue.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
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