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There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say. – 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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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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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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One said of suicide, As long as one has brains one should not blow them out. And another answered, But when one has ceased to have them, too often one cannot. – Francis H. Bradley

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I dont break the law* made for crooks, when I take away my own property – thus I am not obliged to conform to the law made for murderers when I deprive myself of my own life. – Michel de Montaigne

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The prevalence of suicide, without doubt, is a test of height in civilization; it means that the population is winding up its nervous and intellectual system to the utmost point of tension and that sometimes it snaps. – Havelock Ellis

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It is always consoling to think of suicide: in that way one gets through many a bad night. – Friedrich Nietzsche

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We should pray to the angels, for they are given to us as guardians. – St Ambrose

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What is more comforting to the terrorists around the world: the failure to pass the 9/11 legislation because we lacked a majority of the majority, or putting aside partisan politics to enact tough new legislation with Americas security foremost in mind? – Rahm Emanuel

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The failure of the White House and Congress to seriously address the nations fiscal situation is certain to broaden the belief among many voters that the U.S. political system is broken. – Ron Fournier

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