On the surface we all act like we all love each other and we're free and easy, and actually we're far more moralistic than any other society I've ever lived in.Quote by Kathy Acker about society, love
Though sages may pour out their wisdom's treasure, there is no sterner moralist than pleasure.Quote by George Gordon Byron about treasure, pleasure, wisdom
Hypocrisy is not just a fault, as the moralist writers think, but also a way to conserve your energy and avoid embarrassing situations. Madam Voltaire, 1979Quote by Teodor Mazilu about hypocrisy, writers
The pearl is lovelier than the most brilliant of crystalline stones, the moralist declares, because it is made through the suffering of a living creature.Quote by Herbert George Wells about opinion, suffering, love