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There is none who does not lie hourly in the respect he pays to false appearance. -- Henry David Thoreau
A mind that is charmed by false appearances refuses better things. [Lat., Acclinis falsis animus meliora recusat.] -- Horace
What men call knowledge, is the reasoned acceptance of false appearances. Wisdom looks behind the veil and sees. -- Sri Aurobindo
Truth has scarce done so much good in the world as the false appearances of it have done hurt. -- Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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. -- Arthur Schopenhauer
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. -- Blaise Pascal
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. -- Samuel Johnson
I've lived with myself for a very long time, so I'm aware of what I look like. I'm under no false pretense that I'm a stunner, so if somebody comes up and says something about my physical appearance, it's okay. -- Timothy Simons
The practice of shaving makes its first appearance in the Bible in connection with the story of Joseph, who as a young man was sold by his brothers into slavery in Egypt, where he was subsequently imprisoned on false charges. -- Meir Soloveichik
When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism or fallacy. -- Isaac Watts
The eyes of a man in the jaundice make yellow observations on everything; and the soul tinctured with any passion diffuses a false color over the appearance of things. -- Isaac Watts

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