#appear

To be a well-favoured man is the gift of fortune; but to write and read comes by nature. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#face #gift #handsomeness #looks #reading

Character is like a tree and reputation its shadow. The shadow is what we think it is and the tree is the real thing. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#character #simile #substance #character

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear. ↗

— Socrates

#desire #endeavor #gain #good #good reputation

When a girl feels that she’s perfectly groomed and dressed she can forget that part of her. That’s charm ↗

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

#charm #fashion #fashion

I don't know. Just because someone's pretty doesn't mean she's decent. Or vice versa. I'm not into appearances. I like flaws, I think they make things interesting. ↗

— Sarah Dessen

#flaws #looks #pretty #meaning

Our lives are mere flashes of light in an infinitely empty universe. In 12 years of education the most important lesson I have learned is that what we see as “normal” living is truly a travesty of our potential. In a society so governed by superficiality, appearances, and petty economics, dreams are more real than anything anything in the “real world”. Refuse normalcy. Beauty is everywhere, love is endless, and joy bleeds from our everyday existence. Embrace it. I love all of you, all my friends, family, and community. I am ceaselessly grateful from the bottom of my heart for everyone. The only thing I can ask of you is to stay free of materialism. Remember that every day contains a universe of potential; exhaust it. Live and love so immensely that when death comes there is nothing left for him to take. Wealth is love, music, sports, learning, family and freedom. Above all, stay gold. ↗

— Dominic Owen Mallary

#appearances #beauty #death #education #existence

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. ↗

— George Santayana

#appear #argument #better #function #make

I'm disappearing, avoiding most things. ↗

— Syd Barrett

#disappearing #i #most #things

Christendom appears clearly to me to be one of those trifling, insignificant arts, which has never been of any substantial advantage to mankind. ↗

— Edward Hicks

#any #appears #arts #been #christendom

Taste is more to do with manners than appearances. Taste is both myth and reality; it is not a style. ↗