Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have been won over. It only means that one has ceased to constitute a threat.

Quote by Quentin Crisp

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Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.

Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the...

The young always have the same problem - how to rebel and conform at the...

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good....

It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue....

It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue....

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the...

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the...

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman...

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman...

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and...

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and...

Manners are love in a cool climate.

Manners are love in a cool climate.

Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.

Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book...

Nothing more rapidly inclines a person to go into a monastery than reading a book...

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I...

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I...

To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.

To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.

The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep...

The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep...

The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as Soho poverty. It comes...

The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as Soho poverty. It comes...

However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.

Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level.