Never am I seen with [...] - Leafy Quotes

Never am I seen with coats bedizened with gold and gems; I leave this false splendour to badly organized minds.

In the original (French)

Jamais on ne me voit avec des habits chamarrés d’or et de pierreries; je laisse ce faux éclat aux âmes mal organisées.

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