"Do not conceive that fine Clothes make..." - Quote by George Washington
Do not conceive that fine Clothes make fine Men, any more than fine feathers make fine Birds. A plain genteel dress is more admired and obtains more credit than lace and embroidery in the Eyes of the judicious and sensible.
More by George Washington
“In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude.”
“In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude. Every man will speak as he thinks, or, more properly, without thinking, and consequently will judge of effects without attending to their causes.”
“Undertake not to teach your equal in the art himself professes; it savors arrogancy.”
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“Brandon is just the kind of man whom every body speaks well of, and nobody cares about; whom all are delighted to see, and nobody remembers to talk to.”
“Make sure the outside of you is a good reflection of the inside of you”
“Sorrow and suffering make for character if they are voluntarily borne, but not if they are imposed.”