"To understand the stars would spoil their appearance." — Patrick White

"To understand the stars would spoil their appearance."

— Patrick White

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20 Quotes by Patrick White

Patrick White has 20 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Because he had nothing to hide, he did perhaps appear to have forfeited a little of his strength. But that…
She would have liked to sit upon a rock and listen to words, not of any man, but detached, mysterious,…
I expect we are all jealous of the women in their past, but how much less exciting if the women…
If truth is not acceptable, it becomes the imagination of others.
She had begun to read in the beginning as a protection from the frightening and unpleasant things. She continued because,…
If I have not lost my mind I can sometimes hear it preparing to defect
Life is full of alternatives but no choice.
I think it is impossible to explain faith. It is like trying to explain air, which one cannot do by…
My father and mother were second cousins, though they did not meet till shortly before their marriage.
As a result of the asthma I was sent to school in the country, and only visited Sydney for brief,…
Probably induced by the asthma, I started reading and writing early on, my literary efforts from the age of about…
In spite of holidays when I was free to visit London theatres and explore the countryside, I spent four very…

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More Appearance Quotes

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It is in the very nature of things human that every act that has once made its appearance and has… — Hannah Arendt
The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance. — Aristotle
A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from… — Aristotle
It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world. — Aristotle
I would not suggest the U.S. should sit down with the North Koreans bilaterally immediately after they've fired missiles -… — Richard Armitage
Every silver lining has a cloud. — Mary Kay Ash
Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. — Henry Ward Beecher
Humility is the foundation of all the other virtues hence, in the soul in which this virtue does not exist… — Saint Augustine
Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect… — Jane Austen
High-level, big-deal publicity has a way of getting old for me, but what never fails to thrill me is when… — Joseph Barbera
I then realized my appearance was a bit odd. My right leg was no longer with me. It had caught… — Douglas Bader
Women should try to increase their size rather than decrease it, because I believe the bigger we are, the more… — Roseanne Barr

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