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

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

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 begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.

Vulgarity begins when imagination succumbs to the explicit.

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.

Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.

Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.

To endeavor to work upon the vulgar with fine sense is like attempting to hew blocks with a razor.

To endeavor to work upon the vulgar with fine sense is like attempting to hew blocks with a razor.

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun.

Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun.