Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have retained the sense of sin without the saving belief in redemption. This poisons our thought and so paralyses us in action.

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.

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.

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.

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 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...

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

Except for poverty, incompatibility, opposition of parents, absence of love on one side and of...

Except for poverty, incompatibility, opposition of parents, absence of love on one side and of...

A best-seller is the golden touch of mediocre talent.

A best-seller is the golden touch of mediocre talent.

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.

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.

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to...

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he starts out, have condemned himself to...

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...

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task...

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task...

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

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

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...

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.

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...

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...

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public...

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public...