I care nothing about ‘outsides,’ it is ‘insides’ I look to; give me a good ‘heart,’ and I don’t care how rough the ‘bark’ is.
Benjamin Disraeli: “I care nothing about ‘outsides,’ it is ‘insides’ I look to; give me a good ‘heart,’ and I don’t care how rough the…”
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Disraeli articulates his personal philosophy of valuing inner character and substance over external appearances.
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