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Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.
Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.
A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common
A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common
On his weary couch
Fat Luxury, sick of the night's debauch,
Lay groaning, fretful at the obtrusive read more
On his weary couch
Fat Luxury, sick of the night's debauch,
Lay groaning, fretful at the obtrusive beam
That through his lattice peeped derisively.
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.
Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to read more
Expressions of disapproval are on a level of vulgarity that cannot be tolerated. The way to express disapproval is to do without applause.
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances read more
Most of the luxuries and many of the so-called comforts of life are not only not indispensable, but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind.
Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.
Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.
