The trouble with most Englishwomen is that they will dress as if they had been a mouse in a previous incarnation they do not want to attract attention.

Quote by Dame Edith Sitwell

Topics: Competence Quotes

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.

I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority...

I have taken this step because I want the discipline, the fire and the authority...

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 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...

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 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.

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

Very little of the great cruelty shown by men can really be attributed to cruel...

A little kindness goes a long way but the sad thing is that a little...

A little kindness goes a long way but the sad thing is that a little...

One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel

One of the ill effects of cruelty is that it makes the bystanders cruel

Farewell, fair cruelty.

Farewell, fair cruelty.

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man...

A beast does not know that he is a beast, and the nearer a man...

It is usually when men are at their most religious that they behave with the...

It is usually when men are at their most religious that they behave with the...

Cruelty is a waste of precious time and energy but kindness is an investment which...

Cruelty is a waste of precious time and energy but kindness is an investment which...

My doctrine is this, that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the...

My doctrine is this, that if we see cruelty or wrong that we have the...

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity

Cruelty, like every other vice, requires no motive outside of itself; it only requires opportunity

Hypocrisy, the lie, is the true sister of evil, intolerance, and cruelty.

Hypocrisy, the lie, is the true sister of evil, intolerance, and cruelty.

Dear Facebook peeps: Please stop showing photos of animal cruelty and dead pets. If I...

Dear Facebook peeps: Please stop showing photos of animal cruelty and dead pets. If I...

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will...

If the cruelties of slavery could not stop us, the opposition we now face will...

Albrecht's Law - Intelligent people, when assembled into an organization, will tend toward collective stupidity.

Albrecht's Law - Intelligent people, when assembled into an organization, will tend toward collective stupidity.