One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the read more

I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it.

Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!

Blest hour! It was a luxury--to be!

Morality is a private and costly luxury

Morality is a private and costly luxury

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.

On the soft bed of luxury most kingdoms have expired.

On the soft bed of luxury most kingdoms have expired.

What think you, if he were conveyed to bed,
Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers,
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What think you, if he were conveyed to bed,
Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers,
A most delicious banquet by his bed,
And brave attendants near him when he wakes,
Would not the beggar then forget himself?

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.

Sofas 'twas half a sin to sit upon,
So costly were they; carpets, every stitch
Of workmanship read more

Sofas 'twas half a sin to sit upon,
So costly were they; carpets, every stitch
Of workmanship so rare, they make you wish
You could glide o'er them like a golden fish.