The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from him

Quote by Cyril Connolly

Topics: Dignity Quotes, Friendshi Quotes, Respect Quotes

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...

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

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

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

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

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 young we are faithful to individuals, when older we grow loyal to situations and...

When young we are faithful to individuals, when older we grow loyal to situations and...

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...

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...

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...

The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment...

The artist one day falls through a hole in the brambles, and from that moment...

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

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...

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...

Optimism and self-pity are the positive and negative poles of modern cowardice.

Optimism and self-pity are the positive and negative poles of modern cowardice.

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,...

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.

The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food.

The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food.

I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write...

I review novels to make money, because it is easier for a sluggard to write...

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...

'Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment...

'Tis hard with respect to Beauty, that its possessor should not have a life enjoyment...

The gifts of an honorable, well-lived life are in those who will miss you once...

The gifts of an honorable, well-lived life are in those who will miss you once...