Voltaire
Philosopher, Writer
"The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom."
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Appearance
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Jean Cocteau
Poet, Novelist, Playwright
"Mirrors should think longer before they reflect."
Nikos Kazantzakis
Novelist, Playwright
"God changes his appearance every second. Blessed is the man who can recognize him in all his disguises."
Francis Bacon
Philosopher, Statesman
"God loveth the clean."
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Philosopher, Writer, Composer
"There is no subjection so perfect as that which keeps the appearance of freedom."
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"In my experience, we don't make thoughts appear, they just appear. One day, I noticed that their appearance just wasn't personal. Noticing that really makes it simpler to inquire."
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"The time will come when it will disgust you to look in the mirror."
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"Appearance blinds, whereas words reveal."
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"What is surprising is not that oppression should make its appearance only after higher forms of economy have been reached, but that it should always accompany them."
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"The leprosy of unreality disfigured every human creature in attendance."
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"As a point of fact, I am not used to making frequent appearances in public, except at times when it is required."
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"When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism or fallacy."
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"Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets."
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"The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances, and demonstrations for impressions."
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"When one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its appearance."
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"Ignorance, if recognized, is often more fruitful than the appearance of knowledge."
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"Nothing is more deceitful than the appearance of humility."
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"I like to make people feel happy and superior in their reaction towards my appearance."
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"Fate, however, is to all appearance more unavoidable than unexpected."
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"Of all sciences there is none where first appearances are more deceitful than in politics."
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"When we look at thing, we must examine its essence and treat its appearance merely as an usher at the threshold, we must, once we cross the threshold, grasp the essence of the thing."
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"There are no greater wretches in the world than many of those whom people in general take to be happy."
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"Gittin' talked about is one o' th' penalties for bein' purty, while bein' above suspicion is about th' only compensation fer bein' homely."
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"Think not I am what I appear."
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"Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth."
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