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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.
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.
I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain.
I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain.
Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.
Eat to please thyself, but dress to please others.
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.
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.
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.
