Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river.

Quote by Cyril Connolly

Topics: Truth Quotes

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

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...

A life based on reason will always require to be balanced by an occasional bout...

A life based on reason will always require to be balanced by an occasional bout...

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...

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

The past is the only dead thing that smells sweet.

Those whom the Gods would destroy, they first call promising.

Those whom the Gods would destroy, they first call promising.

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

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

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...

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...

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of...

All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of...

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...

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself...

A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Never make people laugh. If you would succeed in life, you must be solemn, solemn...

Never make people laugh. If you would succeed in life, you must be solemn, solemn...

Personal satisfaction is the most important ingredient of success.

Personal satisfaction is the most important ingredient of success.

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that...

Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that...