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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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It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what they do that matters but what they are not doing. – 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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An epitaph is a belated advertisement for a line of goods that has been discontinued. – Irvin S. Cobb

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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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Posterity will never survey a nobler grave than this: here lie the bones of Castlereagh: stop, traveler, and piss. – Lord (George Gordon) Byron

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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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