Quote by Cyril Connolly
Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our fa

Those of us who were brought up as Christians and have lost our faith have retained the sense of sin without the saving belief in redemption. This poisons our thought and so paralyses us in action. – Cyril Connolly

Other quotes by Cyril Connolly

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

Category:
Wisdom
Read Quote

Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness. – Cyril Connolly

Category:
Wisdom
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Faith
category

If you cast your bread upon the water and you have faith, youll get back cash. If you dont have faith, youll get soggy bread. – Don King

Category:
Faith

Some people feel guilty about their anxieties and regard them as a defect of faith but they are afflictions, not sins. Like all afflictions, they are, if we can so take them, our share in the passion of Christ. – C. S. Lewis

Category:
Faith

Ann Romney makes all women proud by the way she has conducted her life as a strong woman of faith, as a mother, as a wife and as a true patriot. – Nikki Haley

Category:
Faith

Intelligence must follow faith, never precede it, and never destroy it. – Thomas a Kempis

Category:
Faith

Random Quotes

If passion drives you, let reason hold the reins. – Benjamin Franklin

Category:
Passion

I spend a lot of time learning about bird watching. – Nikki Giovanni

Category:
Learning

I spent a lot of time on farms when I was young. My uncle and my dad owned a big farm. – Emeril Lagasse

Category:
dad

I think I jump around more when Im alone. – Nicolas Cage

Category:
alone