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Beauty when most unclothed is clothed best.
Beauty when most unclothed is clothed best.
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.
There is new strength, repose of mind, and inspiration in fresh apparel.
There is new strength, repose of mind, and inspiration in fresh apparel.
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.
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 well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.
The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.
Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.
Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.
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.
