Conspicuous consumption of valuable goods is a means of reputability to the gentleman of leisure. Votes: 4
Thorstein VeblenEveryone acquainted with the subject will recognize it as a conspicuous failure. Votes: 0
Henry Morton StanleyIn an expression of true gratitude, sadness is conspicuous only by its absence Votes: 0
Marcus AureliusMy function in life was to render clear what was already blindingly conspicuous. Votes: 0
Quentin CrispWhen you deny something your power is much more conspicuous than when you approve it. Votes: 0
Vladimir VoinovichHonesty is not only the best policy, it is rare enough today to make you pleasantly conspicuous. Votes: 0
Charles H. BrowerGreat men do not content us. It is their solitude, not their force, that makes them conspicuous. Votes: 0
Ralph Waldo EmersonThe sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter. Votes: 0
Alice Meynell