This is a story about learning to face loss and failure—if not with grace or composure, then at least with personal integrity.
If New Jersey Gov. Christie actually joins the 2012 presidential race, he risks a rapid fall from grace.
But when he did, it was with all the grace and charm he had onscreen—and only to prove a very good point.
They know that getting through bad times with grace is as important as enjoying the ease of the good times.
The summer after graduation, he met singer grace Jones in Sydney and things took a sharp turn.
The grace of the speaker, and the mystic quality of the thing spoken, arrested him.'
To laugh, were want of goodness and of grace, And to be grave, exceeds all power of face.
As they come in, grace speaks to him, and Philip shakes his head.
But grant I may relapse, for want of grace, Again to rhyme, can London be the place?
But let us die in grace's hall-floor, pleading before Christ.
late 12c., "God's favor or help," from Old French grace "pardon, divine grace, mercy; favor, thanks; elegance, virtue" (12c.), from Latin gratia "favor, esteem, regard; pleasing quality, good will, gratitude" (source of Italian grazia, Spanish gracia), from gratus "pleasing, agreeable," from PIE root *gwere- "to favor" (cf. Sanskrit grnati "sings, praises, announces," Lithuanian giriu "to praise, celebrate," Avestan gar- "to praise").
Sense of "virtue" is early 14c., that of "beauty of form or movement, pleasing quality" is mid-14c. In classical sense, "one of the three sister goddesses (Latin Gratiæ, Greek Kharites), bestowers of beauty and charm," it is first recorded in English 1579 in Spenser. The short prayer that is said before or after a meal (early 13c.; until 16c. usually graces) has a sense of "gratitude."
c.1200, "to thank," from Old French gracier, from grace (see grace (n.)). Meaning "to show favor" (mid-15c.) led to that of "to lend or add grace to something" (1580s, e.g. grace us with your presence), which is the root of the musical sense in grace notes (1650s). Related: Graced; gracing.
fem. proper name, literally "favor, grace;" see grace (n.).
(1.) Of form or person (Prov. 1:9; 3:22; Ps. 45:2). (2.) Favour, kindness, friendship (Gen. 6:8; 18:3; 19:19; 2 Tim. 1:9). (3.) God's forgiving mercy (Rom. 11:6; Eph. 2:5). (4.) The gospel as distinguished from the law (John 1:17; Rom. 6:14; 1 Pet. 5:12). (5.) Gifts freely bestowed by God; as miracles, prophecy, tongues (Rom. 15:15; 1 Cor. 15:10; Eph. 3:8). (6.) Christian virtues (2 Cor. 8:7; 2 Pet. 3:18). (7.) The glory hereafter to be revealed (1 Pet. 1:13).
