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Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun.
Vulgarity is more obvious in satin than in homespun.
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.
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.
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
Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.
Think with the wise, but talk with the vulgar.
No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime
No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime
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
A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common
A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure
The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure