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Fyodor DostoyevskyThe fear of appearances is the first symptom of impotence.

—  Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1821-1881, Russian writer

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Marlen DietrichFor women, beauty is more important than the mind, because the man is easier to watch than to think.

—  Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress

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Lord ChesterfieldA pleasing figure is a perpetual letter of recommendation.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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Dr. Thomas FullerTis better for thee to be wise and not seem so, than to seem wise and not be so: Yet Men, for the most Part, desire and endeavor the contrary.

—  Dr. Thomas Fuller, 1654-1734,  English physician and adage collector

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Julius CaesarIt is not the well-fed long-haired man I fear, but the pale and the hungry looking.

—  Julius Caesar, 100-44 BC, Roman general & Consul

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Lord ChesterfieldAll your Greek will never advance you from secretary to envoy, or from envoy to ambassador; but your address, your manner, your air, if good, very probably may.

—  Lord Chesterfield, 1694-1773, English statesman & writer

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William MaxwellI don’t know what she looked like. Most farm women of her age were reduced by hard work and frequent child-bearing to a common denominator of plainness.

—  William Maxwell, 1908-2000, American writer

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Marlen DietrichI dress for the image. Not for myself, not for the public, not for fashion, not for men.

—  Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress

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Karl LagerfeldA respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul.

—  Karl Lagerfeld, 1933-2019, German fashion designer

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Blaise PascalCleopatra's nose, had it been shorter, the whole face of the world would have been changed.

—  Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662, French thinker

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William ShakespeareYond Cassius has a lean and hungry look; He thinks too much: such men are dangerous.

—  William Shakespeare, 1564-1616, English poet & playwright ‐ Julius Caesar

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Karl LagerfeldThe sunglasses are my burka... I'm a little shortsighted, and people, when they're shortsighted, they remove their glasses and then they look like cute little dogs who want to be adopted.

—  Karl Lagerfeld, 1933-2019, German fashion designer

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Edmond RostandA large nose may be an index of a large soul.

—  Edmond Rostand, 1868-1918, French playwright

     (“Cyrano de Bergerac”)

Edmond RostandA large nose is in fact the sign of an affable man, good, courteous, witty, liberal, courageous, such as I am.

—  Edmond Rostand, 1868-1918, French playwright

     (“Cyrano de Bergerac”)

Coco ChanelI don’t understand how a woman can leave the house without fixing herself up a little – if only out of politeness. And then, you never know, maybe that’s the day she has a date with destiny.

—  Coco Chanel, 1883-1971, French fashion designer

Coco ChanelIt is always better to be slightly underdressed.

—  Coco Chanel, 1883-1971, French fashion designer

Coco ChanelYou can be gorgeous at thirty, charming at forty, and irresistible for the rest of your life.

—  Coco Chanel, 1883-1971, French fashion designer

Coco ChanelDress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.

—  Coco Chanel, 1883-1971, French fashion designer

Noel CowardMona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be.

—  Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright

Noel CowardNever trust a man with short legs. His brains are too near his bottom.

—  Noel Coward, 1899-1973, British playwright

Terry PratchettSometimes glass glitters more than diamonds because it has more to prove.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

ChanakyaEven if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous.

—  Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher

Erica JongAs women, we can't look old. We can't be fat. We're supposed to look like the 14-year-old models in Vogue, who are younger and younger and skinnier and skinnier, and they are air-brushed and contoured and Photoshopped.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

Robert HeinleinWe lived like that “Happy Family“ you sometimes see in traveling zoos: a lion caged with a lamb. It is a startling exhibit but the lamb has to be replaced frequently.

—  Robert Heinlein, 1907-1988, American sci-fi writer

Agatha ChristieIt is really a hard life. Men will not be nice to you if you are not good-looking, and women will not be nice to you if you are.

—  Agatha Christie, 1890-1976, British writer

Personal Stories

Vincent Van GoghNow I am working with another model, a postman in a blue uniform with gold trimmings, a big, bearded face, very Socratic.

—  Vincent Van Gogh, 1853-1890, Dutch painter

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Quotes in Verse

Dorothy ParkerMen seldom make passes
At girls who wear glasses.

—  Dorothy Parker, 1893-1967, American writer, poet, satirist, critic

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Funny Quotes

Georges FeydeauIf we could see how women would look twenty years later, we would not marry them twenty years before.

—  Georges Feydeau, 1862-1921, French playwright

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Ronald ReaganA hippie is someone who looks like Tarzan, walks like Jane and smells like Cheetah.

—  Ronald Reagan, 1911-2004, American President [1981-1989]

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George W. BushSome folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called “walking.”

—  George W. Bush, 1946-, American President

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Alice Roosevelt LongworthHe looks as though he's been weaned on a pickle.

—  Alice Roosevelt Longworth, 1884-1980, daughter of Theodore Roosevelt

     (on US president Calvin Coolidge)

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Marcel AchardHigh heels were invented by a woman who was always kissed on the forehead!

—  Marcel Achard, 1899-1974, French playwright

Ancient Greek

DemocritusIdols with their dresses and ornaments are beautiful but empty of heart.

Είδωλα εσθήτι και κόσμω διαπρεπέα προς θεωρίην, αλλά καρδίης κενά.

—  Democritus, 470-370 BC, Ancient Greek philosopher

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