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 rich man's modest contribution to democracy.

Vulgarity is the rich man's modest contribution to democracy.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.

Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.

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.

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

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

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.