Maxioms Pet

X
  •   11  /  35  

    I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it.

Share to:

You May Also Like   /   View all maxioms

  ( comments )
  22  /  27  

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of taste.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of taste.

by Cyril Connolly Found in: Vulgarity Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  10  /  7  

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

No crime is vulgar, but all vulgarity is crime

by Oscar Wilde Found in: Vulgarity Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  19  /  26  

Luxury and dissipation, soft and gentle as their approaches are,
and silently as they throw their silken chains about read more

Luxury and dissipation, soft and gentle as their approaches are,
and silently as they throw their silken chains about the heart,
enslave it more than the most active and turbulent vices.

by Hannah More Found in: Luxury Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  21  /  28  

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

Luxury ruins republics; poverty, monarchies.

by Charles De Montesquieu Found in: Luxury Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  10  /  13  

Sofas 'twas half a sin to sit upon,
So costly were they; carpets, every stitch
Of workmanship read more

Sofas 'twas half a sin to sit upon,
So costly were they; carpets, every stitch
Of workmanship so rare, they make you wish
You could glide o'er them like a golden fish.

  ( comments )
  8  /  10  

Like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.

Like sending them ruffles, when wanting a shirt.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Luxury Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  9  /  11  

Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.

Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.

by Joseph Addison Found in: Luxury Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  14  /  29  

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.

by Alexander Pope Found in: Vulgarity Quotes,
Share to:
  ( comments )
  13  /  8  

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

The undressed is vulgar - the nude is pure

Maxioms Web Pet