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. . . APOLOGY see: "REGRET" see "MISTAKES" for other related links ^ Alexander Blackwell (d. 1747) British adventurer. Sentenced to be decapitated, Blackwell came to the block and laid his head on the wrong side. The executioner pointed out his mistake. Blackwell moved around to the correct side, observing that he was sorry for the mistake, but this was the first time that he had been beheaded. --_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_ edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard [2000 ed.] ^ Eating words has never given me indigestion. --Winston Churchill (1874—1965) British Conservative statesman and Prime Minister [1940—1945, 1951—1955]. I ate umble pie with an appetite. --Charles Dickens (1812—1870) English novelist. _David Copperfield_, Ch. 39 [1850] Never complain and never explain. --Benjamin Disraeli (1804—1881) British Tory statesman, novelist, and Prime Minister [1868, 1874—1880]. In J. Morley _Life of William Ewart Gladstone_ [1903]. How often could things be remedied by a word. How often is it left unspoken. --Norman Douglas (1868—1952) Austrian-born British novelist and essayist. _An Almanac_ [1945] A very desperate habit; one that is rarely cured. Apology is only egotism wrong side out. Nine times out of ten, the first thing a man's companion knows of his short-comings is from his apology. --Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809—1894) American physician, poet, and essayist. Never explain — your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway. --Elbert Hubbard (1859—1915) American editor, publisher, and author who died in the sinking of the "Lusitania." _The Motto Book_ [1907] A long apology is a hideous thing. --Samuel Johnson (1709—1784) English poet, critic, and lexicographer. A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser to-day than he was yesterday. --Alexander Pope (1688—1744) English poet. _Miscellanies_ [1727] vol. 2 "Thoughts on Various Subjects" The greatest achievement in my life in terms of morality is that I can apologize to someone I have wronged. I can bow my head and ask for forgiveness. I think everyone should learn to do this, everyone should realize that, far from humiliating, it elevates the soul. --Mstislav Rostropovich (1927— ) Russian cellist and conductor. A man should never be ashamed to own that he has been in the wrong, which is but saying, in other words, that he is wiser today than yesterday. --Jonathan Swift (1667—1745) Anglo-Irish poet and satirist. It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them. --P.G. [Pelham Grenville] Wodehouse (1881—1975) English humorist; American citizen from 1955. _The Man Upstairs_ [1914]  ;void(0)) APPEARANCE . . see: "DECEPTION" see: "FACTS" see: "PERCEPTION" see: "REALITY" see: "TRUTH" see "THE BODY" for other related links Appearances often are deceiving. --Æsop (c.620 B.C.—c.560 B.C.) (Thought to be a legendary figure.) _Æsop's Fables_ "The Wolf in Sheep Clothing" Some men, like modern shops, hang everything in their show windows; when one goes inside, nothing is to be found. --Berthold Auerbach (1812—1882) German novelist. What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance. --Jane Austen (1775—1817) English writer. Letter [18 September 1796]. The devil's most devilish when respectable. --Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806—1861) English poet. "Aurora Leigh" [1857] "I quite agree with you." said the Duchess; "and the moral of that is—'Be what you would seem to be'—or, if you'd like it put more simply— 'Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise." --Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832—1898) English writer and logician. _Alice's Adventures in Wonderland_ [1865], "The Mock Turtle's Story" Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy. --Edwin Hubbel Chapin (1814—1880) American clergyman and author. There are some people who state that the exterior, sex, or physique of another person is indifferent to them, that they care only for the communion of mind with mind; but these people need not detain us. There are some statements that no one ever thinks of believing, however often they are made. --G.K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton (1874—1936) English essayist, novelist, and poet. _The Defendant_ [1901] "A Defence of Ugly Things" I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances. --Confucius (551—479 B.C.) K'ung Ch'iu, Chinese philosopher. ^ Edward Drinker Cope (1840—1897) American paleontologist. A Quaker, Cope refused to take a gun with him on his fossil-hunting forays, despite the fact that these led him into territories populated with hostile Indians. On one occasion, finding himself surrounded by a distinctly unfriendly band, Cope distracted his captors from their murderous intentions by removing and putting back his false teeth. Enthralled by this performance, they made him do it over and over again and eventually released him unharmed. --_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_ edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard [2000 ed.] ^ Cheerfulness and contentment are great beautifiers and are famous preservers of youthful looks. --Charles Dickens (1812—1870) English novelist. In Willard Scott _The Older the Fiddle, the Better the Tune: The Joys of Reaching a Certain Age_, p. 194 [2002]. Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man's task. --Epictetus (55—135) Greek philosopher. _Discourses_ Handsome is that handsome does. --Henry Fielding (1707—1754) English novelist and dramatist. _A History of Tom Jones, a Foundling_ [1749] bk. IV, ch. 12 Pay no attention to *appearing*. *Being* is alone important. --Andre Gide (1869—1951) French novelist and critic who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947. "Rule of Conduct" journal [November 1890] I have laughed in bitterness and agony of heart, at the contrast between what I seem and what I am! --Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804—1864) American novelist and short-story writer. _The Scarlet Letter_ [1850] That man's ears make him look like a taxi-cab with both doors open. {about Clark Gable} --Howard Hughes Jr. (1905—1976) American industrialist, aviator, and film producer. A man of the world must seem to be what he wishes to be. --Jean de La Bruyère (1645—1696) French essayist and moralist. In James Wood _Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources_, p. 12 [1899]. People are not always what they seem. --Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729—1781) German dramatist. _Nathan der Weise_ [1779] For the great majority of mankind are satisfied with appearance, as though they were realities and are often more influenced by the things that seem than by those that are. --Niccolò Machiavelli (1469—1527) Florentine statesman and political philosopher. _The Discourses_, 1.25 [1517] The weirder you are going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person. --P.J. O'Rourke (1947— ) American political satirist. _Give War a Chance_ [1992] It costs a lot of money to look this cheap. --Dolly Parton (1946— ) American country music singer. Things are not always what they seem. --Gaius Julius Phaedrus (c. 15 B.C. — c. 50 A.D.) The versifier of Aesop's Fables in Latin. _Fables_ bk. 4 It is wrong to judge by appearances. Despite his expression, which was of a piglet having a bright idea, and his mode of speech, which might put you in mind of a small, breathless, neurotic, but ridiculously expensive dog, Mr. Horsefry might well have been a kind, generous, and pious man. In the same way, the man climbing out of your window in a stripy jumper, a mask, and a great hurry might merely be lost on the way to a fancy-dress ball, and the man in the wig and robes at the focus of the courtroom might only be a transvestite who wandered in out of the rain. Snap judgments can be so unfair. --Terry Pratchett (1948— ) English science fiction writer. Footnote in _Going Postal_ A fair exterior is a silent recommendation. --Publilius Syrus (85—43 B.C.) Latin writer of mimes who was originally a slave. _Maxims_ ^ Will Rogers (1879—1935) American humorist and actor. On a visit to Paris, Rogers sent a picture postcard of the Venus de Milo to his young niece. On the back he wrote: 'See what will happen if you don't stop biting your fingernails.' --_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_ edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard [2000 ed.] ^ I was going to have cosmetic surgery until I noticed that the doctor's office was full of portraits by Picasso. --Rita Rudner (1955— ) American stand-up comedian. No one shows himself as he is, but wears his mask and plays his part. Indeed, the whole of our social arrangements may be likened to a perpetual comedy; and this is why a man who is worth anything finds society so insipid, while a blockhead is quite at home in it. --Arthur Schopenhauer (1788—1860) German philosopher. "Studies in Pessimism: Further Psychological Observations" - Thaddeus Stevens (1792—1868) American politician and lawyer. A visitor who called on Stevens during his last illness remarked on the patient's appearance. 'It's not my appearance that troubles me right now,' Stevens replied. 'It's my disappearance.' --_Bartlett's Book of Anecdotes_ edited by Clifton Fadiman and André Bernard [2000 ed.] - She looks as if butter wouldn't melt in her mouth. --Jonathan Swift (1667—1745) Anglo-Irish poet and satirist. _A Complete Collection of Polite and Ingenious Conversation_ [1738] flapdawdron, n. A tall, ill-dressed person habberjock, n. a big, stupid person who speaks thickly mushlin, n. One who is fond of dainty food eaten secretly smusch, n. a short, dark person with abundant hair tulch, n. A short person of sulky, stubborn temper --In Alexander Warrack's _Scots Dictionary_. ----- dapper (adj.) ['dæ-pê(r)] (1) Neat, trim, jaunty, spiffy, snazzy, spruce in appearance, smartly groomed and dressed; (2) lively, sharp, quick. Applied to males only. dishevel (verb) [di-'shev-êl] 1. To disorder or tousle, especially hair or clothing. Syn: unkempt dissimulate dih-SIM-yuh-layt, transitive verb: 1. To conceal under a false appearance. 2. To hide one's feelings or intentions; to put on a false appearance; to feign; to pretend. doppelgänger (noun) ['dah-pêl-geyn-gêr] A ghostly, haunting counterpart or double of a living person; an alter ego. embonpoint ahn-bohn-PWAN, noun: Plumpness of person; stoutness. homunculus (noun) [hê-'mên-kyê-lês ] A very small man. illusive (adjective) [i-'lu-siv] Deceptive in appearance, appearing to exist but vanishing as you approach. mien MEEN, noun: 1. Manner or bearing, especially as expressive of mood, attitude, or personality; demeanor. 2. Aspect; appearance. Ex.: For her part, Amy soon learned to cloak her self-assurance and pride in her achievements in a modest mien. --Adrienne Fried Block, _Amy Beach: Passionate Victorian_ ostentatious (adj.) [ahs-ten-'tey-shês] Spectacular, gaudy and superficial in appearance or behavior for display. prima facie PRY-muh-FAY-shee; -shuh, adverb: At first view; on the first appearance. adjective: 1. True, valid, or adequate at first sight; as it seems at first sight; ostensible. 2. Self-evident; obvious. 3. (Law) Sufficient to establish a fact or a case unless disproved. Ex.: "With all rich men and women there is, of course, a substantial body of populist literature that concludes that their riches were won from the labor of others, or that the structure of capitalist society ensured that the rich would grow richer as the poor grew poorer, or that riches are prima facie evidence of unethical behavior. --Robin W. Winks, _Laurance S. Rockefeller: Catalyst for Conservation_ raffish (adj.) ['ræ-fish] 1. Vulgar in taste, appearance, dissolute in behavior; rakish. 2. Dashing, carefree or unconventionally fun-loving; rakish. Sometimes we would go to the Gargoyle Club,... but it was too full of raffish upper-class drunks for my taste. --John Richardson, _The Sorcerer's Apprentice_ streel (noun) ['streel] (Mainly Irish) A slovenly person, especially a disreputable woman. The verb "streel" means "to idle aimlessly, to trail or float." There's an adjective form, as well: "streely" which means "unkempt, slovenly." James Joyce wrote in "Ulysses" (1922), "She did look a streel tugging the two kids along with the flimsy blouse…like a rag on her back and a bit of her petticoat hanging like a caricature." verisimilitude (noun) 1. appearance of being true: the appearance of being true or real. 2. something that only seems true: something that only appears to be true or real, for example, a statement that is not supported by evidence. end page | ABILITY - ABUSE | ACADEMY AWARDS - ACCUSTOMED | ACHIEVEMENT - ACQUAINTANCE | ACTIONS | ACTORS / ACTING | ACTUARIES - ADVERSARIES | ADVERSITY - ADVERTISING | ADVICE | AFFAIRS - AFGHANISTAN | AGE | AGNOSTICS - AIRPLANES | ALCOHOL | ALIBI - AMBITION | AMERICA PAGE 1 (A-M) | AMERICA PAGE 2 (N-Z) | AMERICANS | AMERICAN INDIANS | AMERICAN REVOLUTION | AMUSEMENT - ANCESTORS | ANGER | ANIMAL RIGHTS & ANIMALS | ANIMOSITIES - APATHY | APOLOGY & APPEARANCE | APPEASEMENT | APPLAUSE - APRIL | ARCHAEOLOGISTS - ARCHITECTURE | ARGUMENT | ARISTOCRACY - ART | ASHAMED - ASTROLOGY | ATHEISM | ATOM BOMB - ATTRACTION | AUSTRALIA | AUTHORITY - AUTOMOBILES | AUTUMN - AWARENESS | | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | | Return Home | The Credits | The Cast | Act 1 | Act 2 | Act 3 | The End | The Reviews | Photos | |
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