Appearances Quotes

330 quotes by 274 authors

Prolong not the past Invite not the future Do not alter your innate wakefulness Fear not appearances There in nothing more than this — Ram Dass
Okay, so if that's not real, what is? What counts, to you?" He thought for a second, then said, "I don't know. Just because someone's… — Sarah Dessen
Men in general judge more from appearances than from reality. All men have eyes, but few have the gift of penetration. — Niccolo Machiavelli
The vulgar crowd always is taken by appearances, and the world consists chiefly of the vulgar. — Niccolo Machiavelli
The common practice of keeping up appearances with society is a mere selfish struggle of the vain with the vain. — John Ruskin
Everyone has an angel, a guardian who watches over us. We can't know what form they'll take. One day old man, next day little girl.… — Zack Snyder
Outward appearances mean everything. — Simone Elkeles
I am asking you to marry me because I love you,â€ he said, â€œbecause I cannot imagine living my life without you. I want to… — Julia Quinn
This is the Speaker for the Dead? Judging someone by appearances?" "Maybe I've fallen in love with Grego." "You've always been a sucker for people… — Orson Scott Card
Appearances are significant, and never more than in politics. You can always sway the crowd, provided you have a good story. — Cassandra Clare
Perhaps it's not that I'm frigid-- it's that once I decide I like a guy, I turn into a raging idiot, unfit for public appearances. — Rachel Cohn
Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or… — Epictetus
Bodies count, of course - they count more than we're willing to admit - but we don't fall in love with bodies, we fall in… — Paul Auster
Woe, alas, to those who have loved only bodies, forms, appearances! Death will rob them of everything. Try to love souls, you will find them… — Victor Hugo
It's just that you're about to do something out of the ordinary. And after you do something like that, the everyday look of things might… — Haruki Murakami
Things may look different to you than they did before. I've had that experience myself. But don't let appearances fool you. There's only one reality. — Haruki Murakami
The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to live in a state of hallucination; and can forgive… — William Hazlitt
Don't let appearances fool you. There's always only one reality! — Haruki Murakami
If we donâ€™t want to define ourselves by things as superficial as our appearances, weâ€™re stuck with the revolting alternative of being judged by our… — Ellen DeGeneres
It was about a girl who helps an ugly old woman who turns out to be a good fairy in disguise. Inner values versus shallow… — Connie Willis

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