Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear.

Quote by Cyril Connolly

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We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving.

We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving.

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another....

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another....

The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.

In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.

The artist is a member of the leisured classes who cannot pay for his leisure.

The artist is a member of the leisured classes who cannot pay for his leisure.

Civilization is maintained by a very few people in a small number of places and...

Civilization is maintained by a very few people in a small number of places and...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will...

Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will...

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion,...

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion,...

Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose.

Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose.

If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given us to be denied at every turn,...

If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given us to be denied at every turn,...

A life based on reason will always require to be balanced by an occasional bout...

A life based on reason will always require to be balanced by an occasional bout...

No taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind.

No taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind.

There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will...

There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbours will...

Those whom the Gods would destroy, they first call promising.

Those whom the Gods would destroy, they first call promising.

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm...

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm...

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what...

It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what...

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of...

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of...