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Vulgarity is simply the conduct of other people.
Vulgarity is simply the conduct 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
Like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
Like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.
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.
Morality is a private and costly luxury
Morality is a private and costly luxury
What think you, if he were conveyed to bed,
Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers,
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What think you, if he were conveyed to bed,
Wrapped in sweet clothes, rings put upon his fingers,
A most delicious banquet by his bed,
And brave attendants near him when he wakes,
Would not the beggar then forget himself?
To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his
snuff-box, is like giving a pair read more
To treat a poor wretch with a bottle of Burgundy, and fill his
snuff-box, is like giving a pair of laced ruffles to a man that
has never a shirt on his back.
Vulgarity is the rich man's modest contribution to democracy.
Vulgarity is the rich man's modest contribution to democracy.
A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common
A thing is not vulgar merely because it is common
