UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.

UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.

Good clothes open all doors.

Good clothes open all doors.

To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]

To be rather than to seem.
[Lat., Esse quam videri.]

Style is the image of character.

Style is the image of character.

If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day read more

If men can run the world, why can't they stop wearing neckties? How intelligent is it to start the day by tying a little noose around your neck?

A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation.

A modest woman, dressed out in all her finery, is the most tremendous object of the whole creation.

There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.

There is one advantage to having nothing, it never needs repair.

Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes.

Judge not a man by his clothes, but by his wife's clothes.

Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant read more

Rarity gives a charm; so early fruits and winter roses are the most prized; and coyness sets off an extravagant mistress, while the door always open tempts no suitor.