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The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivilized, and for this we are not likely to be forgiven.

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Civilized Forgiven Get Life Likely More Out Than Those Who

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A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Condemned Friends He Himself Lazy Out Person Second-Hand Second-Rate Set Talents Thoughts Whatever Which Will

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In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female.

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Female Male Sex Thoughtlessness Vindictiveness War Weapon

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Civilization is maintained by a very few people in a small number of places and we need only some bombs and a few prisons to blot it out altogether.

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Altogether Blot Bombs Civilization Few Few People Maintained Need Number Only Out People Places Prisons Small Some Very

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No one over thirty-five is worth meeting who has not something to teach us, - something more than we could learn for ourselves, from a book.

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Book Could Learn Meeting More Ourselves Over Something Teach Than Thirty-Five Us Who Worth

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Words today are like the shells and rope of seaweed which a child brings home glistening from the beach and which in an hour have lost their luster.

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Beach Brings Child Home Hour Like Lost Rope Seaweed Shells Today Which Words

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A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to live in it. A lesser writer may entice them in for a moment, but soon he will watch them filing out.

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Creates Filing Great Great Writer He His Lesser Live May Moment Out Own Proud Readers Soon Them Watch Will World Writer

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There is no more sombre enemy of good art than the pram in the hall.

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Art Enemy Good Good Art Hall More Than

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

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Every Fat Fat Man Imprisoned Man Out Thin Wildly

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

~Cyril Connolly

Topics: Character Health His Man True Wife

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Journalist

Born: September 10th, 1903

Died: November 26th, 1974

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