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quotes by topic Appearance

" People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools. "

People , Appearance , Foolishness

" The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. "

Appearance , Art

" It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has been recorded in the history of mankind stays with mankind as a potentiality long after its actuality has become a thing of the past. "

History , Nature , Appearance , Mankind , Past

" When I was a little boy I did not, of course, trouble much about my appearance. "

Appearance , Trouble

" On some level any appearance on Television can be seen as a product endorsement. "

Appearance , Television

" The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom. "

Appearance , Stupidity , Ignorance

" Keeping up appearances is the most expensive thing in the world. "

Appearance , World , Expensive

" I held a brief debate with myself as to whether I should change my ordinary attire for something smarter. At last I concluded it would be a waste of labour. "Doubtless," though I, "she is some stiff old maid ; for though the daughter of Madame Reuter, she may well number upwards of forty winters; besides, if it were otherwise, if she be both young and pretty, I am not handsome, and no dressing can make me so, therefore I'll go as I am." And off I started, cursorily glancing sideways as I passed the toilet-table, surmounted by a looking-glass: a thin irregular face I saw, with sunk, dark eyes under a large, square forehead, complexion destitute of bloom or attraction; something young, but not youthful, no object to win a lady's love, no butt for the shafts of Cupid. "

Charlotte Bront

Age , Appearance

" All that is gold does not glitter,Not all those who wander are lost;The old that is strong does not wither,Deep roots are not reached by the frost. "

Appearance

" I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get. "

Charles Bukowski

Appearance , alone

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