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Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its
necessities.
Give us the luxuries of life, and we will dispense with its
necessities.
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.
On his weary couch
Fat Luxury, sick of the night's debauch,
Lay groaning, fretful at the obtrusive read more
On his weary couch
Fat Luxury, sick of the night's debauch,
Lay groaning, fretful at the obtrusive beam
That through his lattice peeped derisively.
War destroys men, but luxury destroys mankind; at once corrupts the body and the mind.
War destroys men, but luxury destroys mankind; at once corrupts the body and the mind.
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
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.
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in the world.
Every luxury must be paid for, and everything is a luxury, starting with being in the world.
The media is constantly redefining what luxury is. Luxury can be
a dirty sock if dressed up in the read more
The media is constantly redefining what luxury is. Luxury can be
a dirty sock if dressed up in the right way.
Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.
Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury.
