Quote by Quentin Crisp
Keeping up with the Joneses was a full-time job with my mother and

Keeping up with the Joneses was a full-time job with my mother and father. It was not until many years later when I lived alone that I realized how much cheaper it was to drag the Joneses down to my level. – 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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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 good neighbor is a fellow who smiles at you over the back fence, but doesnt climb over it. – Arthur Baer

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Dont throw stones at your neighbors , if your own windows are glass. – Benjamin Franklin

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