Quotes by Cyril Connolly

Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose.

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It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or...

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It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what...

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

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Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

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Words today are like the shells and rope of seaweed which a child brings home...

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Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.

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

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

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We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion,...

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We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving.

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Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

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