It is discouraging how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.

Quote by Noel Coward

Topics: Noel Coward Quotes

The sun never sets on Government House.

The sun never sets on Government House.

I am not a heavy drinker. I can sometimes go for hours without touching a...

I am not a heavy drinker. I can sometimes go for hours without touching a...

Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be.

Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be.

That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives...

That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives...

Time has convinced me of one thing: Television is for appearing on - not for...

Time has convinced me of one thing: Television is for appearing on - not for...

There's always something fishy about the French.

There's always something fishy about the French.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

Extraordinary how potent cheap music is.

Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.

Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.

If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.

People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It...

People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It...

Learn the lines and don't bump into the furniture.

Learn the lines and don't bump into the furniture.

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.

Wit ought to be a glorious treat like caviar; never spread it about like marmalade.

I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again.

I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again.

I've sometimes thought of marrying, and then I've thought again.

I've sometimes thought of marrying, and then I've thought again.

My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that...

My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that...

The higher the building the lower the morals.

The higher the building the lower the morals.

Work is much more fun than fun.

Work is much more fun than fun.

Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor.

Success took me to her bosom like a maternal boa constrictor.

We have no reliable guarantee that the afterlife will be any less exasperating than this...

We have no reliable guarantee that the afterlife will be any less exasperating than this...

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by...

It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by...