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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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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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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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Style is the image of character.

Style is the image of character.

by Edward Gibbon Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Know first who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.

Know first who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.

by Euripides Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Gloomy as night he stands.

Gloomy as night he stands.

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Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo.

Airplane travel is nature's way of making you look like your passport photo.

by Latin Proverb Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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Not all that tempts your wandering eyes
And heedless hearts is lawful prize,
Not all that glisters read more

Not all that tempts your wandering eyes
And heedless hearts is lawful prize,
Not all that glisters gold.

by Thomas Gray Found in: Appearance Quotes,
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The habit does not make the monk.
[Lat., Cucullus (or Cuculla) non facit monachum.]

The habit does not make the monk.
[Lat., Cucullus (or Cuculla) non facit monachum.]

by John Dryden 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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