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    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.

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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.

by George Washington Found in: Dress Quotes,
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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.

by William Arnot Found in: Dress Quotes,
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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.

by Mark Twain Found in: Dress Quotes,
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Beauty when most unclothed is clothed best.

Beauty when most unclothed is clothed best.

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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.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Dress Quotes,
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If a woman rebels against high-heeled shoes, she should take care to do it in a very smart hat.

If a woman rebels against high-heeled shoes, she should take care to do it in a very smart hat.

by George Bernard Shaw Found in: Dress Quotes,
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The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.

The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.

by W. Somerset Maugham Found in: Dress Quotes,
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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.

by Herbert Harold Vreeland Found in: Dress Quotes,
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Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women.

Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women.

by Elsa Schiaparelli Found in: Dress Quotes,
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