Quote by Cyril Connolly
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. – Cyril Connolly

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If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given us to be denied at every turn, if our nature is always wrong and wicked, how ineffectual we are – like fishes not meant to swim. – Cyril Connolly

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Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness. – Cyril Connolly

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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

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If I despised myself, it would be no compensation if everyone saluted me, and if I respect myself, it does not trouble me if others hold me lightly. – Max Nordau

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Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue. – John Herschel

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Flatter yourself critically. – Willis Goth Regier, In Praise of Flattery, 2007

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Self-respect knows no considerations. – Mahatma Gandhi

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