Quotessence
Home / Books / Selected essays

Selected essays

Book by Virginia Woolf · 4 quotes · Art, Men, Humans

Filter quotes by topic

Selected essays Quotes

“Let us consider what we call vicious luxury. No gratification, however sensual, can of itself be esteemed vicious. A gratification is only vicious when it engrosses all a man's expense, and leaves no ability for such acts of duty and generosity as are required by his situation and fortune. The same care and toil that raise a dish of peas at Christmas would give bread to a whole family during six months.”