Honesty, for me, is usually the worst policy imaginable.
—Patricia Highsmith, 1960
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The most beautiful makeup of a woman is passion. But cosmetics are easier to buy.
—Yves Saint Laurent, 1978Language is the house of being. In its home human beings dwell. Those who think and those who create with words are the guardians of this home.
—Martin Heidegger, 1949The belly is the reason why man does not mistake himself for a god.
—Friedrich Nietzsche, 1886Someone who knows too much finds it hard not to lie.
—Ludwig Wittgenstein, 1947True friendship withstands time, distance, and silence.
—Isabel Allende, 2000Being offended is the natural consequence of leaving one’s home.
—Fran Lebowitz, 1981These useless men ought to be cut up and served at a banquet. I really believe that athletes have less intelligence than swine.
—Dio Chrysostom, c. 95The beginning of health lies in knowing the disease.
—Miguel de Cervantes, 1615Drive out nature with a pitchfork, and she will always come back.
—Horace, c. 25 BCNothing tastes as good as skinny feels.
—Kate Moss, 2009Nature is the art of God.
—Thomas Browne, 1635Bad men live that they may eat and drink, whereas good men eat and drink that they may live.
—Socrates, c. 430 BC