Wer will das Höchst aus Wollust mache, der krönt ein Schwein in wüster Lache
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"Wer will das Höchst aus Wollust mache, der krönt ein Schwein in wüster Lache" is a dictum and a woodcut attributed to Hans Burgkmair and Hans Weiditz. It translates to English as "He who devotes his talents to the glorification of lust is like one who crowns a pig in the midst of a dismal laughter." (tr.)
The dictum is mentioned in The Sexual Life of Our Time in Its Relations to Modern Civilization (1906) by Iwan Bloch and Das erotische Element in der Karikatur (1904) by Edward Fuchs.
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