respectability, n.All

Respectability is no sign of goodness — The devil's most devilish when respectable.

Respectability is the dickey on the bosom of civilization.

Respectability is not the same thing as respect — If fortune wishes to make a man respectable, she gives him virtues; if she wishes to make him respected, she gives him success.

Respectability is what the businessman craves, the gold digger is denied, the politician can never attain, and the prostitute believes is over rated.

Respectability is so often mistaken for character.

Respectability is tiresome. The respectable are the most insupportable folk God has created but they can be easily gotten rid of by nailing up some indecency in plain sight over your door.

Respectability a man gains more of, the more things he is ashamed of.