Charles Dickens Quotes on Appearance
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Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire.
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Dignity, and even holiness too, sometimes, are more questions of coat and waistcoat than some people imagine.
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Oh gracious, why wasn't I born old and ugly?
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Mr. Chadband is a large yellow man, with a fat smile, and a general appearance of having a good deal of train oil in his system.
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'Papa is a preferable mode of address,' observed Mrs General. 'Father is rather vulgar, my dear. The word Papa, besides, gives a pretty form to the lips. Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes, and prism are all very good words for the lips: especially prunes and prism. You will find it serviceable, in the formation of a demeanour, if you sometimes say to yourself in company - on entering a room, for instance - Papa, potatoes, poultry, prunes and prism, prunes and prism.
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Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.