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Everything is not gold that one sees shining.
[Fr., Que tout n'est pas or c'on voit luire.]
Everything is not gold that one sees shining.
[Fr., Que tout n'est pas or c'on voit luire.]
We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain read more
We are to admit no more causes of natural things than such as are both true and sufficient to explain their appearances.
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.
Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try read more
Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?
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.
Do not hold everything as gold which shines like gold.
Do not hold everything as gold which shines like gold.
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt read more
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.
Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. - Lacon, 1825.
Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. - Lacon, 1825.
Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.
Beware of over-great pleasure in being popular or even beloved.
