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Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.
Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.
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.
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.
No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime
No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime
Vulgarity is the rich man's modest contribution to democracy.
Vulgarity is the rich man's modest contribution to democracy.
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
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.
As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years read more
As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years later.