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There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.

Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets. - You've Had Your Time, 1990.

Even knowledge has to be in the fashion, and where it is not, it is wise to affect ignorance. - The Art of Worldy Wisdom, 1647.

The fear of becoming a 'has-been' keeps some people from becoming anything. - The Passionate State of the Mind, 1954.

You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.

The person who seeks all their applause from outside has their happiness in another's keeping .

Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you and I were going to be hanged.

People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.

Charm is a product of the unexpected.

Know first who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.

Good clothes open all doors.

Our life on earth is, and ought to be, material and carnal. But we have not yet learned to manage our materialism and carnality properly; they are still entangled with the desire for ownership.

Fashion, which elevates the bad to the level of the good, subsqequently turns its back on bad and good alike. - "Introduction to Naked Masks by Luigi Pirandello", 1952.

The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment.

You never see a man walking down the street with a woman who has a little pot belly and a bald spot.

Ladies of Fashion starve their happiness to feed their vanity, and their love to feed their pride. - Lacon, 1825.

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.

I often think that the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day.

Regardless of how you feel inside, always try to look like a winner. Even if you are behind, a sustained look of control and confidence can give you a mental edge that results in victory.

Style is not neutral; it gives moral directions.