“Do not conceive that fine Clothes make fine Men, any more th…”

“Do not conceive that fine Clothes make fine Men, any more than fine feathers make fine Birds—A plain genteel dress is more admired and obtains more credit than lace & embroidery in the Eyes of the judicious and sensible.”

— George Washington

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Title: Wikiquote: George Washington
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Context

Letter to Bushrod Washington (15 January 1783)

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Washington, George. (n.d.). Wikiquote: George Washington. Wikiquote. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/George_Washington

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