Quote by Roland Barthes
Is not the most erotic part of the body wherever the clothing affo

Is not the most erotic part of the body wherever the clothing affords a glimpse? – Roland Barthes

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Historically and politically, the petit-bourgeois is the key to the century. The bourgeois and proletariat classes have become abstractions: the petite-bourgeoisie, in contrast, is everywhere, you can see it everywhere, even in the areas of the bourgeois and the proletariat, whats left of them. – Roland Barthes

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Pleasure is continually disappointed, reduced, deflated, in favor of strong, noble values: Truth, Death, Progress, Struggle, Joy, etc. Its victorious rival is Desire: we are always being told about Desire, never about Pleasure. – Roland Barthes

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The politician being interviewed clearly takes a great deal of trouble to imagine an ending to his sentence: and if he stopped short? His entire policy would be jeopardized! – Roland Barthes

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What do nudists wear on casual Fridays? – Anonymous

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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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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim. – Jane Austen

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Dressing well is a form of good manners. – Tom Ford

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A return to first principles in a republic is sometimes caused by the simple virtues of one man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. – Niccolo Machiavelli

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