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Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear. - Cyril Connol

Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear. – 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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Civilization
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Cyril Connolly
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There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one another. This should be made clear to all who contemplate such a union. The avoidance of this pain is the beginning of wisdom, for it is strong enough to contaminate the rest of our lives. – Cyril Connolly

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Wisdom
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Nothing dates like hate and in literature a little of it goes a very long way. – Cyril Connolly

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People react to fear, not love they dont teach that in Sunday School, but its true. – Richard M. Nixon

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I never dared to be radical when young for fear it would make me conservative when old. – Robert Frost

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I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. – Aristotle

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The strongest passion is fear. – Jean de La Fontaine

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