Nose Quotes

Many a man’s tongue broke his nose.

The wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood. (Proverbs 30:33)

An old man sleeps. The house-fly goes, tasting the salt-lick of his nose.

Picking one’s nose is like making love to a fine woman; one must be subtle and graceful, and never dig too deeply, except when occasion truly demands it.

The modern nose, like the modern eye, has developed a sort of microscopic, intercellular intensity which makes our human contacts painful and revolting.

To avoid trouble and insure safety, breathe through your nose. It keeps the mouth shut.

He walks as if balancing the family tree on his nose.

If your nose runs and your feet smell, then you’re built upside down.

Cleopatra’s nose: had it been shorter, the whole aspect of the world would have been altered.

Why is it that noses run and feet smell? Should it not be the other way around?