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Think not I am what I appear.
Think not I am what I appear.
Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]
To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]
Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and read more
Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received, as your person, though ever so well-proportioned, would if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters.
I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.
I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.
Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice.
Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice.
There's never a new fashion but it's old. - The Canterbury Tales.
There's never a new fashion but it's old. - The Canterbury Tales.
You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a read more
You don't love someone for their looks, or their clothes, or for their fancy car, but because they sing a song only you can hear.
The essence of worldliness is exclusion of God.
The essence of worldliness is exclusion of God.