Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?

Quote by Quentin Crisp

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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...

Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do...

Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do...

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

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

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.

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...

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

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

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete...

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete...

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.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable

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...

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.

Vice is its own reward

Vice is its own reward

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...

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I...

It's no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, 'Really, I...

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...

My mother used to pitch to me and my father would shag balls. If I...

My mother used to pitch to me and my father would shag balls. If I...

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one...

Good manners have much to do with the emotions. To make them ring true, one...

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents...

You know that being an American is more than a matter of where your parents...