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

Quote by Cyril Connolly

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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.

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...

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a...

No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a...

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 greatest problem with women is how to contrive that they should seem our equals

The greatest problem with women is how to contrive that they should seem our equals

A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to...

A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to...

Imprisoned in every fat man a thin man is wildly signaling to be let out.

Imprisoned in every fat man a thin man is wildly signaling to be let out.

In America every woman has her set of girl- friends; some are cousins, the rest...

In America every woman has her set of girl- friends; some are cousins, the rest...

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...

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

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

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

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 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...

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.

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...

Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution...

Classical and romantic: private language of a family quarrel, a dead dispute over the distribution...

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...

Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have...

Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have...