Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no… — Charles Dickens · Smartyfair

Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule.

Charles Dickens1812–1870 · writer · 1800s EnglandCharles Dickens was one of the most popular English novelists of all time, writing classics like Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, and Great Expectations.5 quotes

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Do not judge by looks. Look at the real facts before you decide.

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How sure this is: 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
What turned up: Great Expectations (1861), Ch. 40 — spoken by Mr. Jaggers to Pip.
Work: Great Expectations
Occasion: 1861 · Mr. Jaggers's chambers, London · Jaggers corrects Pip's wrong guess about who his secret benefactor is
Sources checked: en.wikisource.orgChecked using claude-sonnet-5, 21 August 2026Vol.3/Ch.1 = overall Ch.40; fetched, exact wording confirmed and speaker corrected from an initial mislabel (was mis-cited elsewhere as Wemmick — it is Jaggers)

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