Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?

Falsely luxurious, will not man awake?

Then there is that glorious Epicurean paradox, uttered by my
friend, the Historian in one of his flashing moments: read more

Then there is that glorious Epicurean paradox, uttered by my
friend, the Historian in one of his flashing moments: "Give us
the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries."

O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.

O Luxury! thou curst by Heaven's decree.

The greatest luxury of riches is, that they enable you to escape so much good advice.

The greatest luxury of riches is, that they enable you to escape so much good advice.

I love luxury. And luxury lies not in richness and ornateness but in the absence of vulgarity. Vulgarity is the read more

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.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Morality is a private and costly luxury

Morality is a private and costly luxury

Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.

Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its necessaries.

Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.

Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.