He has just been making a great fuss because I put a little bit of a patch on the elbow of his jacket.
He is getting to be quite fastidious, for a gentleman of his size." "If you would think a little less of outside appearances, Oscar," continued his father, "and a little more of inward character, your judgment of men and things would not be quite so much at fault as it is now.

If you judge of boys or men by the cloth and watches they wear, and select your companions accordingly, you will soon find that you have got a pretty set of friends.

And so, too, if you think you can secure the good opinion and respect of the world, merely by dressing well, you are greatly mistaken.

You must learn to judge people by their characters, and not by their dress or appearance.

If I could see you trying to form a good character, I should care very little what sort of garments you wore.