Superficiality Quotes

53 quotes by 49 authors

It is just that we should be grateful, not only to those with whose views we may agree, but also to those who have expressed… — Aristotle
A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous. — Ingrid Bergman
When I listen to the public debates about climate change, I am impressed by the enormous gaps in our knowledge, the sparseness of our observations… — Freeman Dyson
Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and… — Paulo Coelho
Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing. . . .… — Laozi
Knowledge is indispensable to Christian life and service. If we do not use the mind that God has given us, we condemn ourselves to spiritual… — John Stott
I see people who talk about America, and then undermine it by not paying attention to its soul, to its poetry. I see polarization, reductionism… — Azar Nafisi
There is a breeze blowing. I see it in the deep discontent that is being voiced with the threadbare state of the evangelical world, with… — David F. Wells
With the spread of conformity and image-driven superficiality, the allure of an individuated woman in full possession of herself and her powers will prove irresistible.… — Betsy Prioleau
Superficiality is the curse of our age. The doctrine of instant satisfaction is a primary spiritual problem. — Richard J. Foster
Perhaps the most reliable route to meaning and joy, to plunging below the surface and seeking more than the superficiality of material ambition, is connection… — Michael Short
Anyone who has looked deeply into the world may guess how much wisdom lies in the superficiality of men. The instinct that preserves them teaches… — Friedrich Nietzsche
God will have life to be real; we will be damned, but it shall be theatrical. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Light boats sail swift, though greater hulks draw deep. — William Shakespeare
The externals are important but I'm not interested in superficiality. — Kyan Douglas
Christ delves far beyond the means of superficiality, not simply because of his immaculate love, but also because he considers the distinct cases of each… — Criss Jami
This is a world in which each of us, knowing his limitations, knowing the evils of superficiality and the terrors of fatigue, will have to… — J. Robert Oppenheimer
To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun. At least they have a very superficial seeing. The… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Behavior which appears superficially correct but is intrinsically corrupt always irritates those who see below the surface. — James Bryant Conant
The love we have in our youth is superficial compared to the love that an old man has for his old wife. — Will Durant

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