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Know first who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Know first who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.
Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
Every man knows his follies and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.
Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.
Fashion can be bought. Style one must possess.
If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day read more
If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?
Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and read more
Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received, as your person, though ever so well-proportioned, would if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters.
Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try read more
Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right.
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad read more
O wad some power the giftie gie us
To see oursel's as ithers see us!
It wad frae monie a blunder free us.
And foolish notion;
What airs in dress and gait wad lea'e us,
And ev'n devotion!
There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.
There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.
