Appearances

Quotations on Appearances

Temptation

I can resist everything except temptation.

Characteristic British faces

… one of those characteristic British faces that, once seen, are never remembered.

I love acting

I love acting. It is so much more real than life.

To be natural

To be natural is such a very difficult pose to keep up.

Say nothing

He knew the precise psychological moment when to say nothing.

Every effect

Every effect that one produces gives one an enemy. To be popular one must be a mediocrity.

Late on principle

He was always late on principle, his principle being that punctuality is the thief of time.

One can survive

One can survive everything nowadays, except death, and live down anything except a good reputation.

Scandal

One should never make one's debut with a scandal. One should reserve that to give an interest to one's old age.

Truth

… the truth is a thing I get rid of as soon as possible! Bad habit, by the way. Makes one very unpopular at the club … with the older members. They call it being conceited.

A little sincerity

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.

Grave importance style

In matters of grave importance style, not sincerity, is the vital thing.

The prig

The prig is a very interesting psychological study, and though of all poses a moral pose is the most offensive, still to have a pose at all is something.