Appearance Quotes

“Don’t be scared of the changing times. Things are never constant, even if they appear so.”
― Pooja Agnihotri, 17 Reasons Why Businesses Fail :Unscrew Yourself From Business Failure

“Look beneath the surface. Things are usually very different from how they initially appeared, and ignorance, which didn't look beneath the surface, turns to disillusion when it penetrates to the interior. Falsehood always arrives first; it drags along fools with their endless vulgarity. Truth always arrives last, and late, limping along with Time.”
― Baltasar Gracián, The Art of Worldly Wisdom: A Pocket Oracle

“She was watching Aunt Morgen carefully, looking at the big earnest ugly face and the false little smile and the mouth still a little open, and she thought, people shouldn’t ever look closely at one another, they’re not like pictures.”
― Shirley Jackson, The Bird's Nest

“Better a character without fancy clothes than fancy clothes without character.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Sleepless for Society

“Appreciate, but never quite believe the applause of the crowd. Jesus once entered a city to triumphant applause, the same city where he was crucified a week later.”
― J.S. Felts, Ageless Wisdom: A Treasury of Quotes to Motivate & Inspire

“Life first, looks later.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Karadeniz Chronicle: The Novel

“The problem of most problems is the appearance of an effort to solve them.”
― Craig D. Lounsbrough

“Those who pay attention to looks, know nothing of humanity and those who pay attention to humanity, care nothing about looks.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Time to End Democracy: The Meritocratic Manifesto

“You may have six-pack or an hourglass figure, but that doesn't make you a human, it only makes you an appealing mating partner in the kingdom of human-looking animals, what does make you a human is being a drop of kindness amidst the sea of selfishness.”
― Abhijit Naskar, I Vicdansaadet Speaking: No Rest Till The World is Lifted

“How would you like it if someone told you to cut yourself open and rearrange your body parts? That then you could be normal?”
― Donna Cooner, Skinny

“Focus on character, not clothes.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Martyr Meets World: To Solve The Hard Problem of Inhumanity

“You can dress up a chimpanzee in a fancy suit, but that doesn't turn the chimpanzee into a human, but if that chimp can share his meal with another hungry chimp, then that chimp is more human than all of the selfish humanity combined. Appearance doesn't make you human, your behavior does - your accountability does - your sense of community does.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Boldly Comes Justice: Sentient Not Silent

“It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies, could they be made to understand how little the heart of man is affected by what is costly or new in their attire;”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

“They agree with the current customs. They consent with an impure age. Their principles have a semblance of right-heartedness and truth. Their conduct has a semblance of disinterestedness and purity. All men are pleased with them, and they think themselves right, but you cannot enter into the Way of Yao and Shun with them. For this reason they are called “The thieves of virtue.”
― Mencius

“In our so-called modern world, suits and brutes often go together. People try to hide their heart's dirt, with clean clothes and fancy manner.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth

“Her metamorphosis, once complete, would let her belong. Her superficial cocoon. An escape route from awkward. A life boat to acceptance.”
― Rasmenia Massoud, Tied Within

“You've heard of flattery will get you everywhere but have you tried a fuckable look?”
― Et Imperatrix Noctem

“Appearance can be used as a tool to aid your purpose in life, but it mustn't become your purpose in life.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Servitude is Sanctitude

“Be humble, be simple and focus on your work, not on your appearance.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Martyr Meets World: To Solve The Hard Problem of Inhumanity

“Young people often ask me, is it wrong to wear bold clothes? I tell them, wear whatever you are comfortable in, it's the character that lives, not clothes.”
― Abhijit Naskar

“Simplicity is the attire of those with character, sophistication is the attire of the shallow.”
― Abhijit Naskar, When Veins Ignite: Either Integration or Degradation

“The dumb are smart enough to appear not to be dumb, where as geniuses are thought to be dumb because they are too smart to know its existentially beneficial not to appear dumb.”
― Monaristw

“Nimic nu este viu, natural, carne, sânge, substanță. Totul este imagine, lumină, umbră. Lumea asta există atât cât este reflectată, este un produs derivat, secund. Nici Diavolul nu are existență, e numai aparență.”
― Stelian Tănase, Skepsis

“I look like a hungover mug shot version of myself without all this crap, and yes, I'm a sucker for products that promise to make me look rested and dewy. And no, they never work, and no, I don't even fully understand the difference between greasy and dewy, but now that I've overpaid for them, we're gonna ride this rocket all the way into the ground!”
― Kristina Kuzmic, Hold On, But Don't Hold Still

“I wear a ten dollar shirt with twenty dollar jeans, shoes and watch, because when you pay less attention to appearance, you can pay more attention to character.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Generation Corazon: Nationalism is Terrorism

“She looked at me a long time, watching me sweep the floor, wearing that damn fool dress. I didn't say a word. Just kept on sweeping. Finally, she placed her small foot on the broom and stopped it. I had to look up at her then. Them eyes was staring down at me. I can't say they was kind eyes. Rather they was tight as balled fists. Full. Firm. Stirred. The wind seemed to live in that woman's face. Looking at her was like staring at a hurricane.”
― James McBride

“He was a chameleon. He could change his appearance in seconds. He was a master in disguise and he could baffle the best in the game (read CIA, FBI, KGB, etc)

So, what looked like a man looking into her eyes and playing the rituals of dating, to the girl in the group, was actually the chameleon observing the entrance of the bar behind the girl, near where the group was busy celebrating.

It was all in his sinister plan. To wait for Alex to enter the bar and then go for the kill!”
― Avijeet Das

“Suits don't make people civilized, if they did, US Capitol would be the most civilized place on earth.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Hometown Human: To Live for Soil and Society

“A lifemate, no matter age or appearance, is always the most beautiful woman possible to a Carpathian male.”
― Christine Feehan, Dark Illusion

“Wanna know about people's character? Walk around in shabby clothes.”
― Abhijit Naskar, Giants in Jeans: 100 Sonnets of United Earth