Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain, genteel read more

Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plain, genteel dress is more admired, obtains more credit in the eyes of the judicious and sensible.

I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a wearer of new clothes.

I say, beware of all enterprises that require new clothes, and not rather a wearer of new clothes.

Clothes don't make the man, but clothes have got many a man a good job.

Clothes don't make the man, but clothes have got many a man a good job.

If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it will soon read more

If honor be your clothing, the suit will last a lifetime; but if clothing be your honor, it will soon be worn threadbare.

No man is esteemed for gay garments but by fools and women.

No man is esteemed for gay garments but by fools and women.

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.

Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.

Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.

Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.

Many a one, for the sake of finery on the back, has gone with a hungry belly, and half-starved their read more

Many a one, for the sake of finery on the back, has gone with a hungry belly, and half-starved their families. "Silks and satins, scarlets and velvets, put out the kitchen fire," as Poor Richard says.

The body is the shell of the soul, and dress the husk of that shell; but the husk often tells read more

The body is the shell of the soul, and dress the husk of that shell; but the husk often tells what the kernel is.