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Them Quotes by Cyril Connolly
- Like the bee its sting, the promiscuous leave behind them in each encounter something of themselves by which they are made to suffer.
- Dining out is a vice, a dissipation of spirit punished by remorse. We eat, drink, and talk a little too much, abuse all our friends,…
- A great writer created a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in…
- The English masses are lovable: they are kind, decent, tolerant, practical and not stupid. The tragedy is that they are too many of them, and…
- The river of truth is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between them, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is…
- It is significant comment on the victory of science over magic that were someone to say ‘if I put this pill in your beer it…
- In America every woman has her set of girl-friends; some are cousins, the rest are gained at school. These form a permanent committee who sit…
- We may assume that we keep people waiting symbolically because we do not wish to see them and that our anxiety is due not to…
- Carelessness is not fatal to journalism, nor are cliches, for the eye rests lightly on them. But what is intended to be read once can…
- There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another... It is when we begin to hurt those whom we…
- Friendships that last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the point of not really wanting anything from them.
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- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of… — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit. — Aristotle
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