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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Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I...

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need 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....

Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer...

Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer...

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

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

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed...

Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed...

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

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

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...

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

Living en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for...

Living en famille provides the strongest motives for rudeness combined with the maximum opportunity for...

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

If at first you don't succeed, failure may be your style.

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...

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....

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.

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.

Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.

Elegance does not consist in putting on a new dress.

What a deformed thief this fashion is

What a deformed thief this fashion is

Kindness is always fashionable.

Kindness is always fashionable.