Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Quote by Quentin Crisp

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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.

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.

I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum.

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...

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...

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

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...

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...

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms...

Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms...

If I were asked to describe the difference between the sexes in the gay world,...

If I were asked to describe the difference between the sexes in the gay world,...

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...

Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have...

Abatement in the hostility of one's enemies must never be thought to signify they have...

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.

Manners are love in a cool climate.

Manners are love in a cool climate.