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Quote by John Ruskin
As long as there are cold and nakedness in the land around you, so

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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Nearly all the powerful people of this age are unbelievers, the best of them in doubt and misery, the most in plodding hesitation, doing as well as they can, what practical work lies at hand. – John Ruskin

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Art is not a study of positive reality, it is the seeking for ideal truth. – John Ruskin

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There is nothing touches our imagination so much as a beautiful woman in a plain dress. – Joseph Addison

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Those hot pants of hers were so damned tight, I could hardly breathe. – Benny Hill

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A skirt is no obstacle to extemporaneous sex, but it is physically impossible to make love to a girl while she is wearing trousers. – Helen Lawrenson

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Any affectation whatsoever in dress implies, in my mind, a flaw in the understanding. – Philip Dormer Stanhope

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