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

I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.

I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.

I know the greatness of Christianity; it is a past greatness.... I live in 1924,...

I know the greatness of Christianity; it is a past greatness.... I live in 1924,...

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...

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

Ours is essentially a tragic age, so we refuse to take it tragically.

And down his mouth comes to my mouth! and down His bright dark eyes come...

And down his mouth comes to my mouth! and down His bright dark eyes come...

In every living thing there is the desire for love.

In every living thing there is the desire for love.

I hold that the parentheses are by far the most important parts of a non-business...

I hold that the parentheses are by far the most important parts of a non-business...

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...

I am in love - and, my God, it's the greatest thing that can happen...

I am in love - and, my God, it's the greatest thing that can happen...

Evil, what is evil? There is only one evil, to deny life.

Evil, what is evil? There is only one evil, to deny life.

It's bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral

It's bad taste to be wise all the time, like being at a perpetual funeral

I am in love - and, my God, it's the greatest thing that can happen...

I am in love - and, my God, it's the greatest thing that can happen...

Evil, what is evil? There is only one evil, to deny life As Rome denied...

Evil, what is evil? There is only one evil, to deny life As Rome denied...

The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment

The business of art is to reveal the relation between man and his environment

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...

One's action ought to come out of an achieved stillness: not to be a mere...

One's action ought to come out of an achieved stillness: not to be a mere...

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.

If your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

If your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

If your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.

If your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt.