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The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it

The world is governed more by appearance than realities so that it is fully as necessary to seem to know something as to know it. – Daniel Webster

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This is a Senate of equals, of men of individual honor and personal character, and of absolute independence. We know no masters, we acknowledge no dictators. This is a hall for mutual consultation and discussion; not an arena for the exhibition of champions. – Daniel Webster

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Sometimes I wonder — if I were drop-dead handsome, and every woman I met actually dropped dead, would I ever get tired of it? – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Be not deceived with the first appearance of things, for show is not substance. – English Proverb

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Wide will wear, but tight will tear. – Proverb

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The soul of Antony was fastidious, and he disdained a slovenly appearance. – Florence Bone (1875–1971), The Morning of To‑Day, 1907

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