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    We understood
    Her by her sight; her pure and eloquent blood
    Spoke in her cheeks, and so distinctly wrought
    That one might almost say her body thought.
    - Dr. John Donne,

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Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice.

Not much meat on her, but what's there is choice.

by Vincent Van Gogh Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen.

Appearances are a glimpse of the unseen.

by Aeschylus Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. - "Letter to his son", April 30, 1750.

If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. - "Letter to his son", April 30, 1750.

by Lord Chesterfield Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.

The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.

by Eric Hoffer Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant read more

Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.

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Throughout the centuries, man has considered himself beautiful. I rather suppose that man only believes in his own beauty out read more

Throughout the centuries, man has considered himself beautiful. I rather suppose that man only believes in his own beauty out of pride; that he is not really beautiful and he suspects this himself; for why does he look on the face of his fellow-man with such scorn?

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Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like
unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, read more

Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like
unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward,
but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness.

by Bible Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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The habit does not make the monk.
[Lat., Cucullus (or Cuculla) non facit monachum.]

The habit does not make the monk.
[Lat., Cucullus (or Cuculla) non facit monachum.]

by John Dryden Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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I dress for women and I undress for men.

I dress for women and I undress for men.

by Angie Dickenson Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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