Appearances

The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
- Henry David Thoreau

Men in general judge more from
appearances than from reality.
All men have eyes, but few have
the gift of penetration.
- Niccolo Machiavelli

Faith is the great affirmative power that
says "yes" to the infinite goodness of life -
regardless of appearances. We all have within us
the potential for mountain-moving faith,
but we must take the steps necessary to activate it.
- Mary Omwake

The work of science is to substitute facts for appearances,
and demonstrations for impressions.
- John Ruskin

Trust not too much to appearances.
- Virgil

Further reading:

Henry David Thoreau quotes

Quotes about Faith

Quotes about Power
 
Quote about Potential

Quotes about Goodness

Quotes about Science