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False appearances4 quotes
No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true. — Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1850What you would seem to be, be really. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. — Francis Bacon · 1625To show an unfelt sorrow is an office
Which the false man does easy. — William Shakespeare · 1616Authenticity2 quotes
What you would seem to be, be really. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. — Francis Bacon · 1625Personal integrity2 quotes
What you would seem to be, be really. — Benjamin Franklin · 1744Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. — Francis Bacon · 1625Being true to oneself1 quote
Be so true to thyself as thou be not false to others. — Francis Bacon · 1625Public vs. private person1 quote
No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true. — Nathaniel Hawthorne · 1850