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

Quote by Quentin Crisp

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When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman...

When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman...

It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue....

It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue....

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

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

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and...

Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and...

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...

The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep...

The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep...

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it.

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

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

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.

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...

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.

Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which the filing system...

Is not the whole world a vast house of assignation of which the filing system...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

Sex is the last refuge of the miserable.

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

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

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I...

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I...

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,...

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.

We have seen that the American Constitution has changed, is changing, and by the law...

We have seen that the American Constitution has changed, is changing, and by the law...

You must obey this now for a Law, that he that will not worke shall...

You must obey this now for a Law, that he that will not worke shall...