Shady Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old shady quotes, shady sayings, and shady proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

The heyday of woman's life is the shady side of fifty. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Love of honor is a very shady sort of possession. Herodotus
Locked up from mortal eye in shady leaves of destiny. Richard Crashaw
The economic game is not supposed to be rigged like some shady ring toss on a carnival midway. Arriana Huffington
Beautiful, delightful, noble, memorable, as is the world you and yours frequent, I yet am well content in my shady crevice. Christina Rossetti
The Riviera isn't only a sunny place for shady people. W. Somerset Maugham
It's easier to hide your light under a bushel than to keep your shady side dark. Helen Rowland
Do not fear the shadowy places. You will never be the first one there. Another went ahead and down until He came out the other side. N.D. Wilson
A shady business never yields a sunny life. B. C. Forbes
If you were a shadowy, anonymous figure, it made sense to pretend everything had gone according to some diabolical plan. Never mind if it hadn't. Courtney Milan
Beginnings are apt to be shadowy. Rachel Carson
Everywhere we see shadowy minds, cloudy brains! World needs more light of wisdom! Mehmet Murat ildan
Once dishonesty is introduced, distrust becomes the hallmark of future dealings or associations. Jon M. Huntsman Sr.
The cave is a dark, shadowy place. It's a place that's very close and yet distant at the same time, and it's a place of revelation and isolation. Your form, your body, your writing is your confinement. Gerald Stern
There is no greater dishonesty than man effecting his own private gains at the expense of others. Leonard Read
A shady friend for torrid days Is easier to find than one of higher temperature for frigid hour of mind. Emily Dickinson