Top Poise Quotes

Nothing is as irritating to a shy man as a confident girl.

When I was young, I thought it is thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in the high school, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder...

Poise Definition

(v.) Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend; heaviness.

(v.) The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance the substance weighed.

(v.) The state of being balanced by equal weight or power; equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest.

(v.) That which causes a balance; a counterweight.

(n.) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance.

(n.) To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.

(n.) To counterpoise; to counterbalance.

(n.) To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.

(n.) To weigh (down); to oppress.

(v. i.) To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence, to be in suspense or doubt.

Always walk with style and finesse.

Don't tell a lie to be loved, speak the truth to be hated.

Don't shrink your standards, link yourself with those who think and ink like you.

Don't let out your true behaviour in the public, even if you were born nasty, make others feel you were well bred.

It is refreshing, and salutary, to study the poise and quietness of Christ. His task and responsibility might well have driven a man out of his mind. But He was never in a hurry, never impressed by nu...

Man maintains his balance, poise, and sense of security only as he is moving forward.

I am an extremely sincere individual. I am sincere, to a fault. One of the many things that I have come to realize, to learn, is that sincerity must be reserved and given only to those who deserve it....

When I was young, I thought it was thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in St. Paul's High School, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the...

'Poise is perfect balance, an equanimity of body and mind, complete composure whatever the social scene. Elegant dress, immaculate grooming, and perfect deportment all contribute to the attainment of...

At the age of eleven or thereabouts women acquire a poise and an ability to handle difficult situations which a man, if he is lucky, manages to achieve somewhere in the later seventies.