Quote by Quentin Crisp
The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant

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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Its no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer. By then, pigs will be your style. – 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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When youre in love, youre so happy that you want to tell people about it. But now I have to censor myself. You need to protect the happiness you have. – Emily Blunt

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Happiness pulses with every beat of my heart. – Terri Guillemets

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Liberty is to the collective body, what health is to every individual body. Without health no pleasure can be tasted by man without liberty, no happiness can be enjoyed by society. – Henry St. John

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What I’m looking for is a blessing that’s not in disguise. – Kitty O’Neill Collins

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Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough. – Confucius, Analects

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He conquers who endures. – Persius

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