579 Quotes About Appearance

The gaze of others is quite without indulgence for our defects and that of Mantegna is pitiless. I am grateful to him. Harshness, in the realm of the arts, is a virtue, and it is sometimes a good thing to see oneself as one is. My stupor, however, comes from the fact that people recognise me where I myself seem to see a stranger. This leads one to meditate more deeply on the matter. Are they dwelling on my superficial appearance rather than on what I really am? Who can say?

Confidence cannot change my appearance.""It may not change your appearance, but it can change how you are perceived.

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.

Young man, until you know that all names are false you know nothing; not even the clothes on your body are what they seem to be.

Identifying someone by his, or her, outward appearance is often the first and most common error in the world

The value of human beings does not consist in their appearance

The man who carries a parcel is anxious not to lose it -- he is parcel-conscious. The man who cherishes the feeling 'I am' is self-conscious. The jnani holds on to nothing and cannot be said to be conscious. And yet he is not unconscious. He is the very heart of awareness. We call him digambara clothed in space, the Naked One, beyond all appearance. There is no name and shape under which he may be said to exist, yet he is the only one that truly is.

It’s a real handicap to have a face with shifty eyes.

As I turned to leave the tent, she said, "Don't worry. Your own mother wouldn't know you."I said, "She never has.