Nudity Quotes

2009 March 23

by Nabil Medawar

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A naked man will often laugh at someone with torn clothes.~ Sudanese Proverb
A thousand people cannot undress a naked person.~ Greek Proverb
Better rags than nakedness.~ Haitian Proverb
Give a naked man a piece of cloth and he will say it is too thick.~ Russian Proverb
Full nakedness! All my joys are due to thee, as souls unbodied, bodies unclothed must be, to taste whole joys.~ John Donne
He who is covered with other people’s clothes is naked.~ Tunisian Proverb
He whose mother is naked is not likely to clothe his aunt.~ African Proverb
He who talks to a silent listener will soon stand naked.~ Japanese Proverb
I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.~ Otto Von Bismarck
I wouldn’t do nudity in films. To act with my clothes on is a performance. To act with my clothes off is a documentary.~ Julia Roberts
Lovers do not hide their nakedness.~ Congolese Proverb
Nakedness reveals itself. Nudity is placed on display. The nude is condemned to never being naked. Nudity is a form of dress.~ John Berger
Never show the truth naked — just in its shirt.~ Spanish Proverb

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Nudity is the uniform of the other side… nudity is a shroud.~ Milan Kundera
Pass by your enemy hungry but never naked.~ Egyptian Proverb
Pornography tells lies about women. But pornography tells the truth about men.~ John Stoltenberg
The naked don’t fear robbery.~ Russian Proverb
To see you naked is to recall the Earth.~ Federico Garcia Lorca
The needle dresses people but stays naked itself.~ Basque Proverb
There are those who so dislike the nude that they find something indecent in the naked truth.~ Francis H. Bradley
They say a lot of women would like to see me naked, but there’s not a lens long enough for that.~ Andy Garcia
When you get the personality, you don’t need the nudity.~ Mae West

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