Affectation Quotes

Cowardice and courage are never without a measure of affectation. Nor is love. Feelings are never true. They play with their mirrors.

cowardice courage and cowardice courage

Avoid affectation.  The more merit, the less affectation, which gives a vulgar flavor.

Once the charmer is aware of a mannerism or characteristic that others find charming, it ceases to be a mannerism and becomes an affectation.  And good lord, there is nothing less charming than affectations!

All affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich.

Affectation hides three times as many virtues as charity does sins.

charity

Don't laugh at a youth for his affectations; he is only trying on one face after another to find his own.