The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a finer morality for a grosser. And as soon as you see a finer morality, the grosser becomes relatively immoral.

Quote by DH Lawrence

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Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

Not every book should be a compass. Some should be a pair of wax wings...

People always make war when they say they love peace

People always make war when they say they love peace

Temperance: Eat and carouse with Bacchus, or munch dry bread with Jesus, but don't sit...

Temperance: Eat and carouse with Bacchus, or munch dry bread with Jesus, but don't sit...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

The true artist doesn't substitute immorality for morality. On the contrary, he always substitutes a...

Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But...

Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But...

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say what...

It ought to be lovely to be old, To be full of the peace that...

It ought to be lovely to be old, To be full of the peace that...

I cannot be a materialist -- but Oh, how is it possible that a God...

I cannot be a materialist -- but Oh, how is it possible that a God...

Perhaps only those people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being...

Perhaps only those people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being...

This is what I believe: That I am I. That my soul is a dark...

This is what I believe: That I am I. That my soul is a dark...

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding...

A man has no religion who has not slowly and painfully gathered one together, adding...

The chief thing about a woman -- who is much of a woman -- is...

The chief thing about a woman -- who is much of a woman -- is...

One sheds one's sicknesses in books--repeats and presents again one's emotions, to be master of...

One sheds one's sicknesses in books--repeats and presents again one's emotions, to be master of...

Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means

Oh the innocent girl in her maiden teens knows perfectly well what everything means

Men are free when they are in a living homeland, not when they are straying...

Men are free when they are in a living homeland, not when they are straying...

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll....

Do it now! can affect every phase of your life. It can help you do...

Do it now! can affect every phase of your life. It can help you do...

Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing...

Between us and heaven or hell there is only life, which is the frailest thing...

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one...

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one...

Necessity teaches all things

Necessity teaches all things

Keeping a woman to her word is like trying to hold an alligator by its...

Keeping a woman to her word is like trying to hold an alligator by its...