Immoral to a degree — and probably more than a degree —
they certainly were. But they had the satisfaction that their life
was the notorious life of Antioch,
delectably sensual, in absolute good taste. To give up all this, indeed, for what? His hot air about the false gods,
his boring self-advertisement,
his childish fear of the theatre,
his graceless prudery, his ridiculous beard.


Julian and the Antiochians - Collected Poems (1992)

Constantine P. Cavafy Quotes

Immoral to a degree — and probably more than a degree — they certainly were. But they had the satisfaction that their life was the notorious life ...

Immoral to a degree — and probably more than a degree — they certainly were. But they had the satisfaction that their life was the notorious life ...

Immoral to a degree — and probably more than a degree — they certainly were. But they had the satisfaction that their life was the notorious life ...

Immoral to a degree — and probably more than a degree — they certainly were. But they had the satisfaction that their life was the notorious life ...