Quote by Quentin Crisp

Keeping up with the Joneses was a full-time job with my mother and father. It was not until many years later when I lived alone that I realized how much cheaper it was to drag the Joneses down to my level.

Keeping up with the Joneses was a full-time job with my moth

Summary

This quote suggests that the speaker's parents were always preoccupied with comparing themselves to others and trying to maintain a certain social status. However, the speaker, upon living independently, realizes that it is much more cost-effective to bring those others down to their own level rather than striving endlessly to measure up. It implies a critique of societal obsession with materialism and social conformity, highlighting the benefits of finding contentment in one's own circumstances rather than constantly striving for higher social standing.

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By Quentin Crisp

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