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    The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.

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The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment.

The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment.

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To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]

To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]

by Aeschylus Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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But every thyng which schyneth as the gold,
Nis nat gold, as that I have herd it told.

But every thyng which schyneth as the gold,
Nis nat gold, as that I have herd it told.

by Geoffrey Chaucer Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day read more

If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?

by Linda Ellerbee Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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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 South Wind
has for the evening
donned
jasmine scent.

The South Wind
has for the evening
donned
jasmine scent.

by Saiom Shriver Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. read more

They look quite promising in the shop; and not entirely without hope when I get them back into my wardrobe. But then, when I put them on they tend to deteriorate with a very strange rapidity and one feels so sorry for them.

by Joyce Grenfell Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. - "Letter to his son", April 30, 1750.

If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. - "Letter to his son", April 30, 1750.

by Lord Chesterfield 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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