Famous quotes containing the words block and/or set:
“Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruisticallyfor our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralistbut then what isnt?”
—Quentin Crisp (b. 1908)
“Let us speak, though we show all our faults and weaknesses,for it is a sign of strength to be weak, to know it, and out with it,not in a set way and ostentatiously, though, but incidentally and without premeditation.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)