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

Quote by Quentin Crisp

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Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.

Health consists of having the same diseases as one's neighbors.

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the...

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the...

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...

To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.

To know all is not to forgive all. It is to despise everybody.

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

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....

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

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.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who...

Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who...

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

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

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,...

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...

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...

Manners are love in a cool climate.

Manners are love in a cool climate.

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...

I don't hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are...

I don't hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are...

Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn't just...

Americans need to understand the significance of having their civil liberties dismantled. It doesn't just...

Protectionism will do little to create jobs and if foreigners retaliate, we will surely lose...

Protectionism will do little to create jobs and if foreigners retaliate, we will surely lose...