English - Writer | June 11, 1868 - June 26, 1938
Nothing is so boring as having to keep up a deception.
E. V. Lucas
BoringNothingDeceptionUpKeep
There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
CourtesyLikeDefenceElaborate
There is no diplomacy like candor.
DiplomacyCandorLike
One of the most adventurous things left us is to go to bed. For no one can lay a hand on our dreams.
DreamsBedGoHandAdventurousLeft
There are two words for everything.
WordsTwoEverything
The art of life is to show your hand.
LifeArtHandShowYour
I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.
PeopleWaitLateWhoThanNoticed
The French never allow a distinguished son of France to lack a statue.
SonNeverStatueFranceAllowLack
Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.
PeopleLearnCountryOwnWhoRefuse
You may lose by it now and then, but it will be a loss well gained if you do.
LossYouLoseNowWillNow And Then
Nothing is wasted.
NothingWasted
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