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I like to see people comfortably and neatly dressed; but there is no sadder sight than to see young men and women yielding to the temptation to spend all they earn upon clothes.
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Booker T. Washington
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Editor's note · Context
Washington laments the tendency of young people to overspend on clothing instead of saving for their future.
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