So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born.


Alms for oblivion, essays: With a foreword by Sir Herbert Read (ed. 1964)

Edward Dahlberg Quotes

So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we...

So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we...

So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we...

So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we...