It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what they do that matters but what they are not doing.

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.

There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.

There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.

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...

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or...

It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or...

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,...

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness.

No one over thirty-five is worth meeting who has not something to teach us, -...

No one over thirty-five is worth meeting who has not something to teach us, -...

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 lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

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

Idleness is only a coarse name for my infinite capacity for living in the present.

Idleness is only a coarse name for my infinite capacity for living in the present.

The headmistress was an able instructress in French and history and we learned with her...

The headmistress was an able instructress in French and history and we learned with her...

Everything is a dangerous drug except reality, which is unendurable.

Everything is a dangerous drug except reality, which is unendurable.

There is no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall

There is no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover

There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

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...

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you...

Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you...

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit....

People of mediocre ability sometimes achieve outstanding success because they don't know when to quit....