Well, I am pretty. There’s no denying that. Almost all spiders are rather nice-looking. I’m not as flashy as some, but I’ll do.
Nothing is more deceitful, than the appearance of humility. It is often only carelessness of opinion, and sometimes an indirect boast.
It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous, that you realise just how much you love them!
He soon acquired the forlorn look that one sees in vegetarians.[Pronto adquirió el aspecto de desamparo propio de los vegetarianos.]
Very few of us are what we seem to be.
There’s no better credit-card in the world than driving up at a bank door in a Cadillac limousine.
There is a haughtiness of kindness which has the appearance of wickedness.
The inventor of the mirror did few of us any favours: we must have been happier before we knew what we looked like.
The fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence.[Боязнь эстетики есть первый признак бессилия!]
Of the terrible doubt of appearances, Of the uncertainty after all, that we may be deluded.
No one is as they seem, and most of life, apart from honest betrayal, is lies and deceit. And the day we discover we are no different is the day we no longer want to live.
Good looks are cheap in a wealthy country.
