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    As if thou e'er wert angry
    But with thy tailor! and yet that poor shred
    Can bring more to the making up of a man,
    Than can be hoped from thee; thou art his creature;
    And did he not, each morning, new create thee,
    Thou'dst stink and be forgotten.

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'Twas when young Eustace wore his heart in's breeches.

'Twas when young Eustace wore his heart in's breeches.

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Yes, if they would thank their maker,
And seek no further, but they have new creators,
God read more

Yes, if they would thank their maker,
And seek no further, but they have new creators,
God tailor and god mercer.

by Philip Massinger Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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(Cornwall:) Thou art a strange fellow. A tailor make a man?
(Kent:) A tailor, sir. A stonecutter or a read more

(Cornwall:) Thou art a strange fellow. A tailor make a man?
(Kent:) A tailor, sir. A stonecutter or a painter could not
have made him ill, though they had been but two years o' th'
trade.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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What a fine man
Hath your tailor made you!

What a fine man
Hath your tailor made you!

by Philip Massinger Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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'Tis not the robe or garment I affect;
For who would marry with a suit of clothes?

'Tis not the robe or garment I affect;
For who would marry with a suit of clothes?

by John Heywood Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.

Thy clothes are all the soul thou hast.

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It takes nine tailors to make a man.
[Fr., Il faut neuf tailleurs pour faire un homme.]

It takes nine tailors to make a man.
[Fr., Il faut neuf tailleurs pour faire un homme.]

by John Heywood Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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Great is the Tailor, but not the greatest.

Great is the Tailor, but not the greatest.

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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Get me some French tailor
To new-create you.

Get me some French tailor
To new-create you.

by Philip Massinger Found in: Tailors Quotes,
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