Quotes About Appearance

He has reason, as all the philosophic and poetic class have: but he has also, what they have not.--this strong solving sense to reconcile his poetry with the appearances of the world, and build a bridge from the streets of cities to the Atlantis.

the sour faces of the multitude, like their sweet faces, have no deep cause, but are put on and off as the wind blows and a newspaper directs. Yet

The devil specializes in rearranging price tags, making the cheap look valuable and the miserable appear happy. (For example, if, before the purchase, people saw photos of themselves after five years of using methamphetamines, would they still buy them?)

Chivalry in love has nothing to do with the sweetness of the appearance. It has everything to do with the tenderness of a heart determined to serve. You must not act under the impetus of charm, but out of a commitment to make someone's life the joy you want it to be.

we should not judge our books by their covers, and that some books exist between covers that are perfectly people-shaped.)

Ray Bradbury's definition of a book is at the end, when he points out that we should not judge our books by their covers, and that some books exist between covers that are perfectly people-shaped.) —Neil

We should not judge our books by their covers, some books exist between covers that are perfectly people-shaped

He felt her there, he saw her without opening his eyes, her hair burnt by chemicals to a brittle straw, her eyes with a kind of cataract unseen but suspect far behind the pupils, the reddened pouting lips, the body as thin as a praying mantis from dieting, and her flesh like white bacon.

Don't judge a book by its cover, someone said.

Now, look, since when did you think being good meant being happy?" "Since always." "Since now learn otherwise. Sometimes the man who looks happiest in town, with the biggest smile, is the one carrying the biggest load of sin. There are smiles and smiles; learn to tell the dark variety from the light. The seal-barker, the laugh-shouter, half the time he's covering up. He's had his fun and he's guilty. And men do love sin

The real point of the story is that you can't always tell by looking at the outside who is a Christian and who is an unbeliever.

but in the great demoralization of the land he kept up his appearance. That's backbone.

His hair in falling seemed to have stuck to his chin, and had prospered in the new locality, for his beard hung down to his waist.

In a dispassionate view the ardour for reform, improvement for virtue, for knowledge, and even beauty is only a vein sticking up for appearances as though one were anxious about the cut of ones clothes in a community of blind men.

She opened the aluminum screen door and shook his hand. Something about his unhandsome face made him seem trustworthy.

General Peckem even recommends that we send our men into combat in full-dress uniform so they'll make a good impression on the enemy when they're shot down.

Orr was one of the homeliest freaks Yossarian had ever encountered, and one of the most attractive.

Milo's mustache was unfortunate because the separated halves never matched.

Beauty is a question of optics. All sight is illusion.

This determination to manage—to cope—to do as much unassisted as possible—is the Widow's prerogative. You might argue that it's a sign of her wish to appear to be—which is not the same as being—self-sufficient; or you might argue that it is a symptom of her derangement. But then, in the early minutes/hours/days of Widowhood—what is not, if examined closely, a symptom of derangement?

Civilization is faces, appearances: when these collapse, civilization collapses as well.

Encouraging someone and speaking truth into someone's life when God asks you to do so are healthy and wonderful things—but it's never right to make a quick, dismissive judgment. Our judgments based on external appearances don't have all the information and wisdom that

I'm getting to the point where I'm never surprised when you pop up. - Alistair Oh

El género es] la estilización repetida del cuerpo, una sucesión de acciones repetidas –dentro de un marco regulador muy estricto– que se inmoviliza con el tiempo para crear la apariencia de sustancia, de una especie natural de ser.