Quotes on Superficiality

A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.

Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more sacred than simply breathing. . . . If you wish to attain oneness with the Tao, don't get caught up in spiritual superficialities.

To speak truly, few adult persons can see nature. Most persons do not see the sun.

So much in writing depends on the superficiality of one's days.

We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement.

The sun illuminates only the eye of the man, but shines into the eye and the heart of the child.

Our enemy is by tradition our savior, in preventing us from superficiality.

Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and in their posture because this word is synonymous with good taste, amiability, equilibrium and harmony.

Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others.