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George Orwell1 quote
Clothes are powerful things. Dressed in a tramp's clothes it is very difficult, at any rate for the first day, not to feel that you are genuinely degraded. — George Orwell · 1933John Wesley1 quote
Slovenliness is no part of religion; that neither this, nor any text of Scripture, condemns neatness of apparel. Certainly this a duty, not a sin. "Cleanliness is, indeed, next to godliness." — John Wesley · 1788Leo Tolstoy1 quote
Keep your clothes neat and tidy; it gives you self-confidence and composure in your bearings. — Leo Tolstoy · 1854William Shakespeare1 quote
The apparel oft proclaims the man. — William Shakespeare · 1616