Quotes about Appearance
Whenever a man's friends begin to compliment him about looking young, he may be sure that they think he is growing old.
— Washington Irving
can I have the heart to fluster the flustered Thipps further—that's very difficult to say quickly—by appearing in a top-hat and frock-coat? I think not. Ten to one he will overlook my trousers and mistake me for the undertaker. A grey suit, I fancy, neat but not gaudy, with a hat to tone, suits my other self better. Exit the amateur of first editions; new motive introduced by solo bassoon; enter Sherlock Holmes, disguised as a walking gentleman.
— Dorothy Sayers
So she will, said the Dowager. You'll see that young man in the Cabinet before very long. Such a handsome couple on a public platform, and very sound, I'm told, about pigs, and that's so important, the British breakfast-table being what it is.
— Dorothy Sayers
so interesting and a really remarkable face, though perhaps not strictly good-looking, and all the more interesting for that, because good-looking people are so often cows.
— Dorothy Sayers
Beauty is but skin deep, ugly to the bone. And when beauty fades away, ugly claims its own.
— Dorothy West
Appearances are often deceiving.
— Aesop
Beware the wolf in sheep's clothing.
— Aesop
We should look to the mind, and not to the outward appearance.
— Aesop
I hate red-carpet photographs!
— Kirsten Dunst
Some persons think that they have to look like a hedgehog to be pious.
— Billy Sunday
I wouldn't wanna go out not looking like the Dolly people have come to know, because I've come to know her that way, too.
— Dolly Parton
I care about the way I look, and I want to look my best. My regime isn't crazy. For my face, it's just sunscreen because foundations and tinted moisturizers rub against my neck warmer. But I do like eyeliner, mascara, and a little color on my lids.
— Gretchen Bleiler