[PW] Appearances Deceiving Quote

[Nancy Jo Leachman]

I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but your request made me think of this anecdote, which I really like:
 
Once upon a time a man whose ax was missing suspected his neighbor's son.  The boy walked like a thief, looked like a thief, and spoke like a thief.  But the man found his ax while digging in the valley, and the next time he saw his neighbor's son, the boy walked, looked and spoke like any other child.   -Lao-tzu
 
Nancy Jo Leachman
Head of Reference
Salina Public Library
301 W. Elm
Salina, KS 67401
 
785 825-4624

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From: project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org on behalf of Craig Miller
Sent: Thu 11/15/2007 11:08 AM
To: Project Wombat
Subject: [PW] Appearances Deceiving Quote



This is for me.  For something I'm writing, I'm considering having my main
character give a quotation or a brief anecdote -- preferably literary or
involving famous people or characters -- that alludes to appearances
sometimes being deceiving.

I asked this on another list, one for writers, and was supplied with quips,
insults, put-downs, and off the cuff descriptions.  Not what I'm looking for.
If you ever watch the television series Criminal Minds, you'll see this sort
of device used to bookend each episode.

Thanks,
Craig.




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