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Milo: I hear she's a scrubbed blonde with all the sex appeal of chilled Dettol.
Andrew: (with dignity) There are those who believe that cleanliness is next to sexiness.

— Anthony Shaffer Sleuth (1970)

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cf. John Wesley, "cleanliness is next to godliness"

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