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Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt:
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Such dainties to them, their health it might hurt:
It's like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Morality is a private and costly luxury
Morality is a private and costly luxury
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
Like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - read more
Utility is when you have one telephone, luxury is when you have two, opulence is when you have three - and paradise is when you have none.
Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury--to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of read more
Possessions, outward success, publicity, luxury--to me these have always been contemptible. I believe that a simple and unassuming manner of life is best for every one, best for both the body and the mind.
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
Fell luxury! more perilous to youth
Than storms or quicksands, poverty of chains.
Fell luxury! more perilous to youth
Than storms or quicksands, poverty of chains.
