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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.
Keeping your clothes well pressed will keep you from looking hard pressed.
Keeping your clothes well pressed will keep you from looking hard pressed.
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.
No man is esteemed for gay garments but by fools and women.
No man is esteemed for gay garments but by fools and women.
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.
The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.
The well-dressed man is he whose clothes you never notice.
The Cat in Gloves catches no Mice.
The Cat in Gloves catches no Mice.
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.