Be as you wish to seem.

Appear as you may wish to be

849. Be as you would seem to be.

What you would seem to be, be really.

"what you would seem to be" — or if you'd like it put more simply — "Never imagine yourself not to be otherwise than what it might appear to others that what you were or might have been was not otherwise than what you had been would have appeared to them to be otherwise."

720. Be what thou wouldst seem to be.

The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

The way to gain a good reputation, is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.

Come as you are. As you were. As I want you to be.

إظهر كما أنت وكن كما تظهر.

Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.

Men should be what they seem.

Act the way you'd like to be and soon you'll be the way you act.

practice saying to every harsh appearance,1 You are an appearance, and in no manner what you appear to be.