It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.
Evelyn WaughPerhaps host and guest is really the happiest relation for father and son.
Evelyn WaughAlmost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic expression.
Evelyn WaughMan vergisst Wörter und man vergisst Namen. Der eigene Wortschatz muss ständig gepflegt werden, sonst stirbt er.
One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die.
Evelyn WaughGutes Benehmen braucht vor allem die einfache Bevölkerung. Die Schönen kommen mit allem davon.
Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything.
Evelyn Waugh