Quote by Cyril Connolly
Green leaves on a dead tree is our epitaph -- green leaves, dear r

Green leaves on a dead tree is our epitaph — green leaves, dear reader, on a dead tree. – Cyril Connolly

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We must select the Illusion which appeals to our temperament and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy. – Cyril Connolly

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When I die, my epitaph should read: She Paid the Bills. Thats the story of my private life. – Gloria Swanson

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The epitaphs on tombstones of a great many people should read: Died at thirty, and buried at sixty. – Nicholas Murray Butler

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If men could see the epitaphs their friends write they would believe they had gotten into the wrong grave. – Proverb

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An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been discontinued. – Irvin S. Cobb

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