The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been a mouse in a previous incarnation they do not want to attract attention.

Quote by Dame Edith Sitwell

Topics: Competence Quotes

When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the...

When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the...

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

I am patient with stupidity but not with those who are proud of it.

I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority...

I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority...

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one...

Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one...

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the...

The aim of flattery is to soothe and encourage us by assuring us of the...

I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

I wish the government would put a tax on pianos for the incompetent.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

A coxcomb is ugly all over with the effectation of a fine gentleman.

I think we can rule out 'mixed brain dominance' as a cause of your poor...

I think we can rule out 'mixed brain dominance' as a cause of your poor...

It is against stupidity in every shape and form that we have to wage our...

It is against stupidity in every shape and form that we have to wage our...

We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do...

We have become so accustomed to the religious lie that surrounds us that we do...

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.

The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others

The wise understand by themselves; fools follow the reports of others

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.

You can never underestimate the stupidity of the general public.

Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your...

Life has been your art. You have set yourself to music. Your days are your...

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

Egotism is the anesthetic that dulls the pain of stupidity.

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about...

Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about...

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

The stupidity of men always invites the insolence of power.

I think that you know me well enough, Watson, to understand that I am by...

I think that you know me well enough, Watson, to understand that I am by...

It always seemed to me a sort of clever stupidity only to have one sort...

It always seemed to me a sort of clever stupidity only to have one sort...