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    He was one of a lean body and visage, as if his eager soul,
    biting for anger at the clog of his body, desired to fret a
    passage through it.

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Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like read more

Nobody creates a fad. It just happens. People love going along with the idea of a beautiful pig. It's like a conspiracy.

by Jim Henson Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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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.

by Chaucer Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.

Slander is a poison which kills charity, both in the slanderer and the one who listens.

by St. Bernard Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. read more

They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them.

by Joyce Grenfell Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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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.

by Lord Chesterfield Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Charm is a product of the unexpected.

Charm is a product of the unexpected.

by Jose Marti Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Habit maketh no monke, ne wearing of guilt spurs maketh no
knight.

Habit maketh no monke, ne wearing of guilt spurs maketh no
knight.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.

Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.

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Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage read more

Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.

by Edward M. Forster Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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