SOME, JUST NOT TOO MUCH

"Trust not too much to appearances."

Virgil, 1st century BC Roman poet

Because appearances may only be what might be not what is.

Anything important to you should be more than just apparent.

WHAT YOU REALLY ARE MORE THAN WHAT YOU REALLY WANT TO APPEAR TO BE

"Aspire rather to be a hero than merely appear one."

Baltasar Gracian

17th century Spanish philosopher/writer

Aspire to be smart, concerned, empathetic, engaged, etc. rather than aspiring to appear smart, concerned, empathetic, engaged, etc.

Appearances count, however ultimately, not for much.

Honesty: What You Are

"Man is what he believes."

Anton Chekhov
Late 19th century Russian Author

(And least anyone doubt it, women too.)

Saying this may seem unnecessary but it's not. We are what we believe, not what we say we believe.

For some, the difference is significant.

Which are you?

Appearance: Empty Suits? Empty Jeans

"Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as "suits."

Paul Graham
Programmer, Venture Capitalist

"Inevitable" correlation between the way people dress and the likelihood of good ideas coming from them?

Really?

Back in the day, everyone wore suits; both those with bad as well as good ideas, just as today good and bad ideas (as well as good/bad programming and investment decisions) come from people wearing jeans and sandals.

Weight, presence or absence of hair, clothes, gender, ethnicity, age, etc., etc.; how (do) you factor that in when considering the likely ability of one to do the job you hire them to do?