Quote by Quentin Crisp
The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the

The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy they want to be right. – Quentin Crisp

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The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency. – Quentin Crisp

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A gentleman doesnt pounce he glides. If a woman sits on a piece of furniture which permits your sitting beside her, you are free to regard this as an invitation, though not an unequivocal one. – Quentin Crisp

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Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps. – Quentin Crisp

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Grief knits two hearts in closer bonds than happiness ever can and common sufferings are far stronger links than common joys. – Alphonse de Lamartine

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From the Taoist point of view, the natural result of this harmonious way of living is happiness. – Benjamin Hoff

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Whether happiness may come or not, one should try and prepare ones self to do without it. – George Eliot

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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy. – Wayne Gretzky

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