Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?

Quote by Quentin Crisp

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For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or...

For an introvert his environment is himself and can never be subject to startling or...

I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps...

I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps...

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...

The trouble with children is that they're not returnable.

The trouble with children is that they're not returnable.

Manners are love in a cool climate.

Manners are love in a cool climate.

An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing.

An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing.

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as...

The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as...

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

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.

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...

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

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

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

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in...

The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in...

Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who...

Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who...

One should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer...

One should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer...

How do you look at the girl you love and tell yourself its time to...

How do you look at the girl you love and tell yourself its time to...

I hate being single but not ready for a relationship...

I hate being single but not ready for a relationship...

It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, bit it is the little...

It is the things in common that make relationships enjoyable, bit it is the little...