1. A wise person is one who will not be deceived by superficial phenomena. He even foresees the direction in which things will change. ——Schopenhauer

2. Phenomenon is not regarded as a clue to the truth, but we do not seem to have any other clues. ——Evie Compton

3. The phenomenon of things is the external manifestation, which may be correct or distorted. ——Marx

4. Don’t look at the surface of the river as flat as a mirror, but look at the depth of the water. ——Proverb

5. Not all that glitters is gold, and not all beautiful words are good words. ——Shakespeare

6. We understand the wind through the swing of reeds, but the wind is still more important than the reeds. ——Gide

7. Every shortcoming is more or less disguised as a virtue, and all benefit from this disguised similarity. ——La Bruyère

8. Not all those who spend the night under the roses are larks. ——Uyghur proverb