“Rags, which are the reproach of poverty, are the beggar's robes, and graceful insignia of his profession, his tenure, his full dress, the suit in which he is expected to show himself in public.” ShowsPovertyDressesProfessionExpectedSuitsBeggarReproachRobesRagsTenure Book:Essays of Elia Source: Essays of Elia
“As long as there are cold and nakedness in the land around you, so long can there be no question at all but that splendor of dress is a crime. In due time, when we have nothing better to set people to work at, it may be right to let them make lace and cut jewels; but as long as there are any who have no blankets for their beds, and no rags for their bodies, so long it is blanket-making and tailoring we must set people to work at, not lace.” PeopleMayLongBodyCuttingLandCrimeColdBedDressesDuesJewelsBlanketSplendorRagsLaceDue Time Author:John Ruskin
“One who dresses in rags that have been washed clean dresses cleanly to be sure, but raggedly nonetheless.” Has BeensDressesCleanCleanlinessRags Author:Friedrich Nietzsche
“I dress for the occasion. I like Tom Ford for more formal, especially his suits, and I wear a lot of Under Armour for my athletic gear. I also love Rag & Bone.” DressesBonesSuitsOccasionsTomsFormalAthleticGearsRagsArmourUnder Armour Author:Tom Brady
“Words are the dress of thoughts; which should no more be presented in rags, tatters, and dirt than your person should.” ShouldPersonsDressesDirtRags Book:Lord Chesterfield's Letters Source: Lord Chesterfield's Letters
“I am a princess. All girls are. Even if they live in tiny old attics. Even if they dress in rags, even if they aren’t pretty, or smart, or young. They’re still princesses.” IfsStillsYoungGirlSmartDressesTinyPrincessRagsAtticsLittle Princess Author:Frances Hodgson Burnett
“What children don't understand, and can't understand until they grow up some, is how much the whole fabric and process of human society depends on everybody agreeing to ignore, most of the time, the fact that all of us are, most of the time, inadequate, incompetent, pitiful, and, in fact, naked to our enemies. None of us really has very much in the way of spiritual, moral clothing. We dress ourselves in rags. And we agree to say nothing about it. To a very large extent, it is human charity that clothes us.” WayHumansChildrenWholeFactsSpiritualGrowsProcessMoralEnemyGrowing UpHumilityDependsClothesDressesAgreeCharityNakedClothingsFabricInadequateHuman SocietyIncompetentRagsPitiful Author:Ursula K. Le Guin