#appearances

All that glisters is not gold; Often have you heard that told: Many a man his life hath sold But my outside to behold: Gilded tombs do worms enfold. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#life

Keep up appearances; there lies the test. The world will give thee credit for the rest. ↗

— Charles Churchill

#credit #give #keep #lies #rest

Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum. ↗

— Jack Nicklaus

#down #headache #hold #i #mine

My husband was a pilot. He flew Elvis when Elvis first started making appearances around the country. ↗

— Minnie Pearl

#around #country #elvis #first #flew

I find it an effort to keep up appearances. ↗

— Dusty Springfield

#effort #find #i #keep #up

The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions. ↗

— John Ruskin

#demonstrations #facts #impressions #science #substitute

I'm told I have the body of a god." "A Greek god, or one of those gods with the horse heads or elephant's legs coming out of their chests?" Alan asked. "Next time someone tells you that, ask them to specify. ↗

— Sarah Rees Brennan

#humor #teasing #humor

Hear what I say, and not how I look." ~R. Alan Woods [2012] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#r-alan-woods #r-alan-woods

A clown needn't be the same out of the ring as he has to be when he's in it. If you look at photographs of clowns when they're just being ordinary men, they've got quite sad faces. ↗

— Enid Blyton

#appearances #clowns #faces #photographs #sadness

Social media has infected the world with a sickening virus called vanity. ↗

— Kellie Elmore

#appearances #arrogance #arrogant #beautiful #beauty