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"There are moments when one is more ashamed of what is called culture than any one can ever be of ignorance."
E. V. LucasFixed customs must be surrendered, lateness must become punctuality, c — E. V. Lucas
"Fixed customs must be surrendered, lateness must become punctuality, cigarette ends must not burn the mantelpiece, one misses ones own China tea. The bathroom is too far and other people use it. There is no hook for the strop. In short, to be a really good guest and at ease under alien roofs it is necessary, I suspect, to have no home ties of ones own ; certainly to have no very tyrannical habits."
E. V. Lucas
E. V. Lucas
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Edward Verrall Lucas, was an English humorist, essayist, playwright, biographer, publisher, poet, novelist, short story writer and editor.
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"The art of life...is to show your hand. There is no diplomacy like candour. You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do. Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception."
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"In England it is a very dangerous handicap to have a sense of humour; and Whistlers levity had always stood in his way."
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