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Quote by Cyril Connolly
The civilized are those who get more out of life than the uncivili

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

Other quotes by Cyril Connolly

A mistake which is commonly made about neurotics is to suppose that they are interesting. It is not interesting to be always unhappy, engrossing with oneself, malignant and ungrateful, and never quite in touch with reality. – Cyril Connolly

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Insanity
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In the sex war, thoughtlessness is the weapon of the male, vindictiveness of the female. – Cyril Connolly

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K is for “Kenghis Khan.” He was a very nice person. History has no record of him. There is a moral in that, somewhere. – Harlan Ellison, From A to Z in the Chocolate Alphabet

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Increased means and increased leisure are the two civilizers of man. – Benjamin Disraeli

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Civilization is what makes you sick. – Paul Gauguin

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Sunday is the core of our civilization, dedicated to thought and reverence. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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