The only source of the true Ridiculous (as it appears to me) is affectation — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
I have no modesty. Modesty is a learned affectation. It's like decal stuck up on a person. — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
All affectation; 'tis my perfect scorn; Object of my implacable disgust. — William Cowper Copy Share Image
Look for all fancy wordings and get rid of themAvoid all terms and expressions, old or new, that embody affectation. — Jacques Barzun Copy Share Image
Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty that accompanies what is natural. — John Locke Copy Share Image
Affectation is certain deformity; by forming themselves on fantastic models, the young begin with being ridiculous, and often end in being vicious. — Robert Blair Copy Share Image
Affectation hath always had a greater share both in the action and discourse of men than truth and judgment have. — Aphra Behn Copy Share Image
Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he's only trying on one face after another till he finds his own — Logan Pearsall Smith Copy Share Image
Affectation is a very good word when someone does not wish to confess to what he would none the less like to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mannerism is not character, and affectation is the avowed enemy of grace. Every dancer ought to regard his laborious art as a… — August Bournonville Copy Share Image
Affectation proceeds from one of these two causes,--vanity or hypocrisy; for as vanity puts us on affecting false characters, in order to… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
“Affectation of candour is common enough—one meets with it everywhere.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
affectation is fond of making a greater show than reality. ... Nature and truth have never learned to blow the trumpet, and… — Lydia M. Child Copy Share Image
“Affectation is really a question of heart motive. Growing into a persona is an essential part of maturing. Anything you might choose… — N.D. Wilson Copy Share Image
“Affectation of candour is common enough—one meets with it everywhere. But to be candid without ostentation or design—to take the good of… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
A man is called affected, nowadays, if he dresses as he likes to dress. But in doing that he is acting in… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
