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| A good shape is in the shear’s mouth. | 1 |
| A smart coat is a good letter of introduction. Dutch. | 2 |
| A slovenly dress betokens a careless mind. Don Quixote. | 3 |
| A well-formed figure needs no cloak. Portuguese. | 4 |
| An affectation in dress implies a flaw in the understanding. | 5 |
| An old ewe dressed lamb fashion. | 6 |
| As a man dresses so is he esteemed. Danish. | 7 |
| Clothes make the man. Dutch. | 8 |
Dress drains our cellar dry,
And keeps our larder clean. Cooper. | 9 |
| Dress slowly when you are in a hurry. French. | 10 |
| Every one sees his smart coat, no one sees his shrunken belly. Danish. | 11 |
| Fine clothes often hide a base descent. | 12 |
| Fine clothes wear soonest out of fashion. | 13 |
| Fine cloth is never out of fashion. | 14 |
| Fine dressing is usually a foul house swept before the door. | 15 |
| Fine linen often conceals a foul skin. Danish. | 16 |
Fond pride of dress is sure a very curse,
Ere fancy you consult, consult your purse. Franklin. | 17 |
| Foppish dressing tells the world the outside is the best of the puppet. | 18 |
| Good clothes open all doors. | 19 |
| He that is proud of his fine clothes gets his reputation from his tailor. | 20 |
| He who dresses in others’ clothes will be undressed on the highway. Spanish. | 21 |
| He who has but one coat cannot lend it. Spanish. | 22 |
| I have a good jacket in France. Spanish. | 23 |
| In my own city my name, in a strange city my clothes procure me respect. | 24 |
| In your own country your name, in other countries your appearance. Hebrew. | 25 |
| It is not the gay coat that makes the gentleman. | 26 |
| Many dressers put the bride’s dress out of order. | 27 |
| Mean clothes will keep out cold and ordinary meats satisfy hunger. Turkish Spy. | 28 |
| More goes to the making of a fine gentleman than fine clothes. | 29 |
| No fine clothes can hide the clown. | 30 |
| Rich garments weep on unworthy shoulders. French. | 31 |
| Showy clothes attract most. Latin. | 32 |
| The coat does not make the man. German. | 33 |
| The dress does not make the friar. Spanish. | 34 |
| The gown does not make the friar (or monk). French, Italian. | 35 |
| The robe does not make the dervish. Turkish. | 36 |
| The swarthy dame dressed fine decries the fair one. Spanish. | 37 |
| The tailor makes the man. | 38 |
| The white coat does not make the miller. Italian, German. | 39 |
| The worst clothed go to windward. French. | 40 |
| That suit is best that best fits me. | 41 |
| Though you see me with this coat I have another up the mountain. Spanish. | 42 |
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