By vulgarity I mean that vice of civilization which makes man ashamed of himself and his next of kin, and read more

By vulgarity I mean that vice of civilization which makes man ashamed of himself and his next of kin, and pretend to be somebody else

There are no people who are quite so vulgar as the over-refined.

There are no people who are quite so vulgar as the over-refined.

A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common

A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common

Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun.

Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun.

Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.

Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other people.

Vulgarity is the conduct of other people, just as falsehoods are the truths of other people.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of taste.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of taste.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.

Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.