Those who make their dress a principal part of themselves will, in general, become of no more value than their dress.
William Hazlitt
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None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.
CHARLES SPURGEON None are more unjust in their judgments of others than those who have a high opinion of themselves.
C. H. (CHARLES HADDON) SPURGEON No really great man ever thought himself so.
- William Hazlitt,
WILLIAM HAZLITT One commending a Tayler for his dexteritie in his profession,
another standing by ratified his opin...
WILLIAM HAZLITT Fashion is part of our culture, and it's about more than just a pretty dress.
JOAN SMALLS [Parents] think their kids can dress themselves and they can feed themselves and they can let themse...
LINDA PERLSTEIN The way that people dress makes them part of an army, dressed in their own uniform, determined to do...
SUZY MENKES Brides are continually looking for ways to make every aspect of their wedding day a true reflection ...
CARLEY RONEY The smallest act of kindness makes you more beautiful than any expensive dress or make up.
DEBASISH MRIDHA Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love truth.
JOSEPH JOUBERT He who comes up to his own idea of greatness, must always have
had a very low standard of it in his...
WILLIAM HAZLITT I wanted those who can't afford a brand new dress for prom to still be able to go in a beautiful dre...
AUTUMN CRAMER Be careful of your long dress, ... Make sure you don't get your shirt into the fire. More laundresse...
LINDA RYAN In every city in America there are men who express their ambition and their personality in the way t...
DAVID GRANGER Those who never retract their opinions love themselves more than they love the truth.
JOSEPH JOUBERT Those who don't value their words, will never value your wishes.
AMIT KALANTRI Persons of high self-esteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others; they do not seek t...
NATHANIEL BRANDEN Persons of high selfesteem are not driven to make themselves superior to others;
they do not seek t...
NATHANIEL BRANDEN Christian sisters should not at any time dress extravagantly, but at all times dress as neat, modest...
ELLEN G. WHITE As they see their own government providing a way ahead that all of their citizens can understand as ...
GENPETER PACE Words are the dress of thoughts; which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than y...
LORD CHESTERFIELD A red tie is contrary to the dignity of the tie and of male dress in general.
JOSEPH ABBOUD Every woman in this world wears a little sparkle, some in their dress, and some in their eyes.
SHAHLA KHAN One said he wondered that leather was not dearer than any other
thing. Being demanded a reason: b...
WILLIAM HAZLITT God expects from men something more than at such times, and that
it were much to be wished for the ...
BISHOP ROBERT SOUTH God expects from men something more than at such times, and that it were much to be wished for the c...
ROBERT SOUTH Those who say nothing about their poverty will obtain more than
those who turn beggars.
UNKNOWN Those who know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of their...
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BEVERLY ENGEL Women are more sure of themselves today. They don't have to emulate the way men dress.
GIANNI VERSACE Style is the dress of thought; a modest dress, Neat, but not gaudy, will true critics please
SAMUEL WESLEY Do not conceive that fine clothes make fine men, any more than fine feathers make fine birds. A plai...
GEORGE WASHINGTON More than one in three of those who voted Liberal Democrat in last year's general election no longer...
ANTHONY KING We're treating it like part of our dress code,
ERIC PORTER Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.
COCO CHANEL Don’t join the queue of ignorant people who do not know that their time flies away into vanity dai...
SUNDAY ADELAJA Not addicted to gluttony or drunkenness, this people who incur no expense in food or dress, and whos...
GIRALDUS CAMBRENSIS Many are the women who can take their clothes off seductively, but women who can charm as they dress...
HARUKI MURAKAMI Those that know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of thei...
POLYBIUS Those that know how to win are much more numerous than those who know how to make proper use of the...
POLYBIUS Because you are women, people will force their thinking on you, their boundaries on you. They will t...
AMITABH BACHCHAN Chief executives, who themselves own few shares of their companies, have no more feeling for the ave...
BOONE PICKENS They're targeting guys who dress like me, guys who dress hip-hop,
ALLEN IVERSON For citizens who think themselves puppets in the hands of their rulers, nothing is more satisfying t...
PICO IYER In general, I enjoy athletes who have a strong character who let their abilities speak for themselve...
ERIC HEIDEN The strongest are those who renounce their own times and become a living part of those yet to come. ...
MILOVAN DJILAS Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than the Christian community itself become ...
DIETRICH BONHOEFFER This is more disturbing than a woman with short hair wearing a dress.
CASPAR VEGA You should always own a black dress because no one ever remembers a black dress.
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT There's no drugs, no Tom in a dress, no psychiatrists.
NICOLE KIDMAN I personally think behavior and dress align themselves.
CAROL HILSON We will never have Fascism in England; no Englishman will dress up, not even for a revolution.
WILLIAM BOLITHO When the leaders choose to make themselves bidders at an auction of popularity, their talents, in th...
EDMUND BURKE No more watching that show Small England or whatever it's called where those two idiots dress up as ...
DAVID WALLIAMS Infinite hungers leap no more I in the chance swaying of your dress; and love has changed to kindlin...
RUPERT BROOKE In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefi...
OSCAR WILDE He was indeed the glass Wherein the noble youth did dress themselves. -King Henry IV. Part II. Act ...
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Girls do not dress for boys. They dress for themselves and, of course, each other. If girls dressed ...
BETSEY JOHNSON People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who i...
THOMAS SOWELL I don't have memorabilia but try to take a bit of wardrobe, usually because they dress me better...
BEN MENDELSOHN Those who do not hate their own selfishness and regard themselves as more important than the rest of...
BLAISE PASCAL They impact the way young people dress and act more than anyone else, so I think they should be held...
BOBBY WRIGHT Some civilized women would lose half their charm without dress and some would lose all of it.
MARK TWAIN In any country where talent and virtue produce no advancement, money will be the national god. Its i...
DENIS DIDEROT The only medicine that does women more good than harm is dress.
JEAN PAUL The only medicine that does women more good than harm is dress.
JEAN PAUL RICHTER Our passions do not live apart in locked chambers but dress in their small wardrobe of notions, brin...
GEORGE ELIOT There are few things more pathetic than those who have lost their curiosity and sense of adventure, ...
GORDON B. HINCKLEY There's no drugs, no Tom in a dress, no psychiatrists.
NICOLE KIDMAN There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own re...
SENECA (SENECA THE ELDER) There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own re...
SENECA There is no person so severely punished, as those who subject themselves to the whip of their own re...
LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA In the face of postwar austerity, hundreds of brides-to-be across the country sent Princess Elizabet...
HAMISH BOWLES The working class of England today have no vision of society beyond the acquisitive - no version of ...
ANDREW O'HAGAN We don't bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don't dress well and...
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW We don't bother much about dress and manners in England, because as a nation we don't dress well and...
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW Obviously, they've got to remake themselves; obviously, they've got to make themselves relevant in a...
GEORGE R. SANSOUCY I personally feel appropriate dress and appropriate behavior align themselves.
CAROL HILSON Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape f...
BERTRAND RUSSELL Love is something far more than desire for sexual intercourse; it is the principal means of escape...
BERTRAND RUSSELL Love is something far more than desire or sexual intercourse. It is the principal means of escape fr...
FEMALE IMAGINATION Those who don’t value their own words are not capable of valuing yours.
VIKRANT PARSAI Can there be anything more sad than a girl dying on the day of her first communion, in her new dress...
GEORGES RODENBACH No one should part with their individuality and become that of another.
WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING Each morning, you dress to become a different woman. Fashion helps.
CARINE ROITFELD Those who know what's wrong with them and take care of themselves accordingly will tend to live a lo...
BENJAMIN HOFF God will abundantly bless those who make the needs of the kingdom their priority
SUNDAY ADELAJA To me, accessorizing is the most fun part of an outfit. While I don't think you can't rely o...
ANNA KENDRICK Those who spend the greater part of their time in reading or writing books are, of course, apt to ta...
M.R. JAMES A person of value have skill, a vision & a deep desire to achieve what they dream for. Happiness com...
DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA The value of a consultant;An outsider can see what an insider cannot see or has decided to ignore.
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) You can always give your testimony of how you came to know Jesus. Certainly no one can argue with yo...
HENRY HON Among the old Norse, it was the custom for certain warriors to dress in the skins of the beasts they...
SABINE BARING-GOULD People who believe they have the power to exercise some measure of control over their lives are heal...
ALBERT BANDURA My wife changes the way that I dress. She makes me dress nicer than I want to dress. I feel like I p...
ADAM DRIVER No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty ...
EDWIN HUBBEL CHAPIN You will never catch me in a dress without a pair of Spanx and a bra.
MEGYN KELLY In the '50s, women aspired to dress like their mothers - this polished, controlled, formal way o...
ROBIN GIVHAN The happiest people in the world are those who feel absolutely terrific about themselves, and this i...
BRIAN TRACY Everyone is their own kind of lesbian. To think there's a certain way to dress or present yourse...
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persons who find fault with small and...
WILLIAM HAZLITT One said he wondered that leather was not dearer than any other
thing. Being demanded a reason: b...
WILLIAM HAZLITT If we wish to know the force of human genius we should read
Shakespeare. If we wish to see the ins...
WILLIAM HAZLITT One commending a Tayler for his dexteritie in his profession,
another standing by ratified his opin...
WILLIAM HAZLITT I should like to spend the whole of my life in travelling abroad, if I could anywhere borrow another...
WILLIAM HAZLITT He who comes up to his own idea of greatness must always have had a very low standard of it in mind
WILLIAM HAZLITT Those only deserve a monument who do not need one
WILLIAM HAZLITT Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them
WILLIAM HAZLITT A person may be indebted for a nose or an eye, for a graceful carriage or a voluble discourse, to a ...
WILLIAM HAZLITT There was a time when we were not: this gives us no concern - why then should it trouble us that a t...
WILLIAM HAZLITT Those who from a constant change and dissipation of outward objects have not a moment's leisure left...
WILLIAM HAZLITT The more we do, the more we can do; the more busy we are the more leisure we have
WILLIAM HAZLITT One of the pleasantest things in the world is going on a journey; but I like to go by myself. I can ...
WILLIAM HAZLITT Our energy is in proportion to the resistance it meets. We attempt nothing great but from a sense of...
WILLIAM HAZLITT Art must anchor in nature, or it is the sport of every breath of folly.
WILLIAM HAZLITT