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There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.
There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.
Gloomy as night he stands.
Gloomy as night he stands.
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - read more
Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.
A fine woman shows her charms to most advantage when she seems most to conceal them. The finest bosom in read more
A fine woman shows her charms to most advantage when she seems most to conceal them. The finest bosom in nature is not so fine as what imagination forms.
I dress for women and I undress for men.
I dress for women and I undress for men.
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. - "Letter to his son", April 30, 1750.
If you are not in fashion, you are nobody. - "Letter to his son", April 30, 1750.
The habit does not make the monk.
[Lat., Cucullus (or Cuculla) non facit monachum.]
The habit does not make the monk.
[Lat., Cucullus (or Cuculla) non facit monachum.]
If people turn to look at you on the street, you are not well dressed.
If people turn to look at you on the street, you are not well dressed.
