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    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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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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Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - read more

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.

by Baltasar Gracian Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Hyt is not al golde that glareth.

Hyt is not al golde that glareth.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of read more

Political language. . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

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Handsome is that handsome does.

Handsome is that handsome does.

by Henry Fielding Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

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There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.

There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.

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It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, read more

When I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.

by Richard C. Cushing Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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