"Fine clothes are good only as they supply……" — Samuel Johnson

Fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other… - Samuel Johnson

"Fine clothes are good only as they supply the want of other means of procuring respect."

— Samuel Johnson

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1,266 Quotes by Samuel Johnson

Samuel Johnson has 1,266 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Your aspirations are your possibilities.
It is, indeed, at home that every man must be known by those who would make a just estimate either…
The violence of war admits no distinction; the lance, that is lifted at guilt and power, will sometimes fall on…
Much may be made of a Scotchman, if he be caught young.
To a people warlike and indigent, an incursion into a rich country is never hurtful.
The applause of a single human being is of great consequence.
Health is certainly more valuable than money, because it is by health that money is procured.
The certainty that life cannot be long, and the probability that it will be much shorter than nature allows, ought…
Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.
Politics are now nothing more than means of rising in the world.
The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction.
He who expects much will be often disappointed; yet disappointment seldom cures us of expectation, or has any other effect…

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Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance. — Henry Ward Beecher
I barely can go shopping for clothes. I find it difficult to walk into stores. The whole thing bores me… — Paul Auster
I love to come in and play with a wig or glasses or clothes. I love using props. I'm from… — Dan Aykroyd
I wasn't really naked. I simply didn't have any clothes on. — Josephine Baker
I personally battled with my own body image for years. I used to tell myself, You can't wear anything sleeveless… — Drew Barrymore
A woman seldom asks advice before she has bought her wedding clothes. — Joseph Addison
I like nice clothes, whether they're dodgy or not. — David Beckham
The focus on my appearance has really surprised me. I've always been a size 14 to 16, I don't care… — Adele
Even if I did have, you know, a 'Sports Illustrated' body, I'd still wear elegant clothes. — Adele
I archive a lot of my clothes and have them wrapped up and in boxes. I call them 'little tombs'… — Halle Berry
Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time. — Sara Blakely

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