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.

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

A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common

A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common

There is a point in portraying surface vulgarity where tragedy and comedy are very close.

There is a point in portraying surface vulgarity where tragedy and comedy are very close.

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

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.

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.