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I have no dress except the one I wear every day. If you are going to…

Quote byMarie Curie · 1867–1934

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Instructions regarding a proposed gift of a wedding dress for her marriage to Pierre in July 1895, as quoted in 'Madame Curie : A Biography (1937) by Eve Curie Labouisse, as translated by Vincent Sheean, p. 137.

English (original)

I have no dress except the one I wear every day. If you are going to be kind enough to give me one, please let it be practical and dark so that I can put it on afterwards to go to the laboratory.

— Marie Curie

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