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It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relat

It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes. – Henry David Thoreau

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The first purpose of clothes… was not warmth or decency, but ornament…. Among wild people, we find tattooing and painting even prior to clothes. The first spiritual want of a barbarous man is decoration; as indeed we still see among the barbarous classes in civilized countries. – Thomas Carlyle

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As long as there are cold and nakedness in the land around you, so long can there be no question at all but that splendor of dress is a crime. – John Ruskin

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Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. – Janet Lane

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Be careless in your dress if you will, but keep a tidy soul. – Mark Twain

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