Fingernails Quotes

• By a man's fingernails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boots, by his trouser-knees, by the calluses of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by his shirt-cuffs, by his movements—by each of these things a man's calling is plainly revealed. That all united should fail to enlighten the competent enquirer in any case is almost inconceivable. SHERLOCK HOLMES, 1892

  

  Barbara Pease
  • Expression
  • Movements
  • Fingernails

• You have to have short fingernails or they'd just break off, and you can't wear red polish - it looks like your fingers are bleeding.

  

  Elizabeth Smart
  • Red
  • Break
  • Fingers

• Few people today muck around in earth, and when on international flights, I often find I have the only decently dirty fingernails.

  

  Bill Mollison
  • People
  • Flights
  • Fingernails

• Just because he has black fingernails doesn't mean he's a monster-that's how you've defended yourself for years.

  

  Ellen Schreiber
  • Monster
  • Defended
  • Fingernails