Kleider machen Leute.
“Clothes make the person.”
Outward appearance strongly shapes how others perceive and judge a person.
— Traditional Liechtenstein Wisdom, Liechtenstein
Source: Traditional Alemannic/German-speaking proverb, shared regional heritage of Liechtenstein and the German-speaking Alpine region, public-domain oral tradition
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