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Appearance Quote by David Hume

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“Of all sciences there is none where first appearances are more deceitful than in politics.”

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I cannot be convinced that great artists are moralists. Art is first appearances, then meaning.

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So may the outward shows be least themselves; The world is still deceived with ornament.

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