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  • Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

    Life   Happiness   Sad  
  • There is none who does not lie hourly in the respect he pays to false appearance.

    Respect   Truth   Lying  
    Henry David Thoreau (2012). “The Portable Thoreau”, p.361, Penguin
  • When people rely on surface appearances and false racial stereotypes, rather than in-depth knowledge of others at the level of the heart, mind and spirit, their ability to assess and understand people accurately is compromised.

    "Why Blacks Know Race Is a Factor" by Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr., www.huffingtonpost.com. August 4, 2011.
  • Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt.

    Hurt   Truth   World  
  • False face must hide what the false heart doth know.

    'Macbeth' (1606) act 1, sc. 7, l. 82
  • One may smile, and smile, and be a villain.

    'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 5, l. 105
  • The world needs you. It doesn't need you at a party having read a book about how to appear smart at parties - these books exist, and they're tempting - but resist falling into that trap. The world needs you at the party starting real conversations, saying, 'I don't know,' and being kind.

    Real   Smart   Party  
    "Screenwriters' Lecture: Charlie Kaufman". BAFTA Lecture, www.bafta.org. September 30, 2011.
  • This above all; to thine own self be true.

    'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 3, l. 58
  • A man can smile and smile and be a villain.

    Aldous Huxley (1950). “The Collected Works of Aldous Huxley: Brave new world”
  • Let us take a patriot, where we can meet him; and, that we may not flatter ourselves by false appearances, distinguish those marks which are certain, from those which may deceive; for a man may have the external appearance of a patriot, without the constituent qualities; as false coins have often lustre, though they want weight.

    Men   Quality   Coins  
    Samuel Johnson (1810). “The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.: With An essay on his life and genius”, p.143
  • The two principles of truth, reason and senses, are not only both not genuine, but are engaged in mutual deception. The senses deceive reason through false appearances, and the senses are disturbed by passions, which produce false impressions.

    Passion   Two   Deception  
    Blaise Pascal (1966). “Pascal Pensées”, Penguin Classics
  • A mind that is charmed by false appearances refuses better things. [Lat., Acclinis falsis animus meliora recusat.]

  • What men call knowledge, is the reasoned acceptance of false appearances. Wisdom looks behind the veil and sees.

    Wisdom   Acceptance   Men  
    "Thoughts and Aphorisms". Book by Sri Aurobindo, 1913.
  • Political language... is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.

    Witty   Peace   Truth  
    "Politics and the English Language" (1946)
  • You’d be surprised at the things that look great on the outside but are dysfunctional on the inside. Be sure to function as good as you look

    Twitter post from Nov 20, 2013
  • To thine own self be true, and it must follow, as the night the day, thou canst not then be false to any man.

    'Hamlet' (1601) act 1, sc. 3, l. 58
  • The discovery of truth is prevented more effectively, not by the false appearance things present and which mislead into error, not directly by weakness of the reasoning powers, but by preconceived opinion, by prejudice.

    Science   Power   Errors  
    "Counsels and Maxims". Book by Arthur Schopenhauer, Vol. 2, Ch. 1, § 17, 2007.
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