Care for your coat while it's new, and your honor while you're young.

What it means

A stain is easiest to avoid at the start. Reputation built early protects you for life, and one lost early is hard to win back. Guard your name from the beginning.

The source

"Care for your coat while it's new, and your honor while you're young." This Russian proverb is recorded in Dal, Proverbs of the Russian People (1862), "Man" («Человек»). Translated from the original Russian by Spartan Surfers.

"Береги платье снову, а честь смолоду."

Original Russian, Dal, Proverbs of the Russian People (1862), "Man" («Человек»). Text read at ru.wikisource.org.

Who said it

Proverbs of the world (Every age). Sayings from the Latin, Greek, Norse, Japanese, Chinese and more, each traced to an old source in its own language.

Questions

What does "Care for your coat while it's new, and your honor while you're young." mean?

A stain is easiest to avoid at the start. Reputation built early protects you for life, and one lost early is hard to win back. Guard your name from the beginning.

Who said "Care for your coat while it's new, and your honor while you're young."?

Russian proverb. Source: Dal, Proverbs of the Russian People (1862), "Man" («Человек»).

What is the original Russian?

Береги платье снову, а честь смолоду. Translated from the original Russian by Spartan Surfers.

Is "Care for your coat while it's new, and your honor while you're young." on a shirt?

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"Care for your coat while it's new, and your honor while you're young." (Russian proverb, Dal, Proverbs of the Russian People (1862), "Man" («Человек»), translated by Spartan Surfers). https://spartansurfers.com/quotes/care-for-your-coat-while-its-new-and