Quote by George Eliot

Self-consciousness of the manner is the expensive substitute for simplicity.

Self-consciousness of the manner is the expensive substitute

Summary

This quote suggests that being overly concerned with one's appearance or behavior is a costly alternative to embracing simplicity. It implies that individuals who focus too much on presenting themselves a certain way end up sacrificing the genuine simplicity and authenticity that come from being true to oneself. Instead of pursuing an expensive facade of self-consciousness, the quote encourages embracing simplicity as a more valuable and affordable approach.

Topics

Materialism Vanity Ego

By George Eliot

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissiden

You measure a democracy by the freedom it gives its dissidents, not the freedom it gives its assimilated conformists.

In an age of synthetic images and synthetic emotions, the ch

In an age of synthetic images and synthetic emotions, the chances of an accidental encounter with reality are remote indeed.

Think well before selecting your leader, and when you have s

Think well before selecting your leader, and when you have selected him, follow him. But in case you find his policy detrimental to your interests, kick him out.

Muhammad Ali Jinnah

Man hath still either toys or care: But hath no root, nor to

Man hath still either toys or care: But hath no root, nor to one place is tied, but ever restless and irregular, about this earth doth run and ride. He knows he hath a home, but scarce knows where; He says it is so far, that he has quite forgot how to go there

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Roman 13:9

Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. Roman 13:9

...governments don't produce economic growth people do.

...governments don't produce economic growth people do.

The ground's generosity takes in our compost and grows beaut

The ground's generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground.

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby

He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

Friedrich Nietzsche

In France today, people no longer eat as much heavy food and

In France today, people no longer eat as much heavy food and fat as they did 15 or 20 years ago. These days, French cooking, through the influence of 'grande cuisine,' has become a bit lighter. And we are beginning to discover the original flavors of our produce.

One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illeg

One of the critical issues that we have to confront is illegal immigration, because this is a multi-headed Hydra that affects our economy, our health care, our health care, our education systems, our national security, and also our local criminality.

I have the strength to endure it all.

I have the strength to endure it all.

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a raptur

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore,There is society, where none intrudes,By the deep sea, and music in its roar:I love not man the less, but Nature more.

Lord (George Gordon) Byron, from