‘Quotations’ Category

  1. Naples, Romans, and Louis Vuitton

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    March 21, 2015 by Ville Raivio

    “Like Rome and Istanbul, Naples is a palimpsest, one era of humanity superimposed over another. Construction on the new subway …
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  2. Tom Wolfe on the art of marginal differentiations

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    March 15, 2015 by Ville Raivio

    “It’s the secret vice! In Europe, all over England, in France, the mass ready-made suit industry is a new thing. …
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  3. Juvenal in quote

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    February 28, 2015 by Ville Raivio

    “Seldom do people discern eloquence under a threadbare cloak.” — Juvenal


  4. A proper Danish Butler

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    February 12, 2015 by Ville Raivio

    “One should never apologize for being well-dressed.” — “Butler”


  5. In Baldassare Castiglione’s words

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    February 9, 2015 by Ville Raivio

    “If I remember rightly, my dear Count, it seems to me that you have repeated several times this evening that …
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Pukimo Raivio.

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"If John Bull turns around to look at you, you are not well dressed; but either too stiff, too tight, or too fashionable".

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