All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.

All, as they say, that glitters is not gold.

Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes.

Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes.

To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other read more

To say that a man is vain means merely that he is pleased with the effect he produces on other people. A conceited man is satisfied with the effect he produces on himself.

Here files of pins extend their shining rows,
Puffs, powders, patches, bibles, billet-doux.

Here files of pins extend their shining rows,
Puffs, powders, patches, bibles, billet-doux.

A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation.

A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation.

Hyt is not al golde that glareth.

Hyt is not al golde that glareth.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

The truest characters of ignorance are vanity, and pride and arrogance.

The best-dressed woman is one whose clothes wouldn't look too strange in the country.

The best-dressed woman is one whose clothes wouldn't look too strange in the country.

We understood
Her by her sight; her pure and eloquent blood
Spoke in her cheeks, and so read more

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,