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Quotation from Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand

“True; all my elegances are within.”

Edmond Rostand (spoken by Cyrano)

Cyrano de Bergerac, Act 1, Scene 4, trans. Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard

Portrait of Edmond Rostand

Valvert sneers that Cyrano has no gloves, ribbons or lace; Cyrano answers that his finery is moral.

Citation: "True; all my elegances are within." — Edmond Rostand, Cyrano de Bergerac, Act 1, Scene 4, trans. Gladys Thomas and Mary F. Guillemard. (id cyrano-de-bergerac-q1)

Portrait: M. Coquelin aîné. Porte Saint-Martin. Cyrano de Bergerac : [photographie, tirage de démonstration] / [Atelier Nadar], Atelier Nadar. Photographe, Public domain.

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