You May Also Like / View all maxioms
Morality is a private and costly luxury
Morality is a private and costly luxury
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.
Anger is an expensive luxury in which only men of certain income can indulge.
Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things
Poverty wants some things, Luxury many things, Avarice all things
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.
It is impossible to overdo luxury
It is impossible to overdo luxury
Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad, except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up
Living in the lap of luxury isn't bad, except that you never know when luxury is going to stand up
Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?
Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?
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.
