respectability

The trouble with modern civilization is that we so often mistake respectability for character.

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

The more things a man is ashamed of, the more respectable he is.

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.

Nail up some indecency in plain sight over your door... from that time forward you will be rid of all respectable people,the most insupportable folk God has created.

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

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

The devil's most devilish when respectable.

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.

If fortune wishes to make a man respectable, she gives him virtues; if she wishes to make him respected, she gives him success

is the dickey on the bosom of civilization.

respectability, n.All

respectability