I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority of the Church. I am hopelessly unworthy of it, but I hope to become worthy.

Quote by Dame Edith Sitwell

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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...

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.

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...

The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been...

The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been...

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 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.

Inflation does not lubricate trade but by rescuing traders from their errors of optimism or...

Inflation does not lubricate trade but by rescuing traders from their errors of optimism or...

If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?

If Stupidity got us into this mess, then why can't it get us out?

Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.

Earth has its boundaries, but human stupidity is limitless.

No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for...

No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for...

If photography is allowed to stand in for art in some of its functions it...

If photography is allowed to stand in for art in some of its functions it...

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it.

Complete masculinity and stupidity are often indistinguishable.

Complete masculinity and stupidity are often indistinguishable.

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block...

Some scientists claim that hydrogen, because it is so plentiful, is the basic building block...

Philosophical systems? Even the most impressive of them are uncomfortably seated on a throne of...

Philosophical systems? Even the most impressive of them are uncomfortably seated on a throne of...

Stupidity is without anxiety.

Stupidity is without anxiety.

Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.

Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.

In the faculty of writing nonsense, stupidity is no match for genius.

In the faculty of writing nonsense, stupidity is no match for genius.

No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for...

No drug, not even alcohol, causes the fundamental ills of society. If we're looking for...