Wednesday, August 26, 2009

How Gauche

"A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the facade of his appearance."

-Dame Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (15 July 1919–8 February 1999)

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