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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The man who is master of his passions is reason's slave

The man who is master of his passions is reason's slave

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...

It is the fear of middle-age in the young, of old-age in the middle-aged, which...

It is the fear of middle-age in the young, of old-age in the middle-aged, which...

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 true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.

The true index of a man's character is the health of his wife.

Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child...

Hate is the consequence of fear; we fear something before we hate it; a child...

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, -...

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.

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...

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...

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between...

Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between...

The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a...

The more books we read, the clearer it becomes that the true function of a...

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.

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

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

The only way for writers to meet is to share a quick peek over a...

The only way for writers to meet is to share a quick peek over a...

When we have ceased to love the stench of the human animal, either in others...

When we have ceased to love the stench of the human animal, either in others...

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

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

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Hollywood always wanted me to be pretty, but I fought for realism.

Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to...

Face reality as it is, not as it was or as you wish it to...