Cyril Connolly Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Cyril Connolly quotes, Cyril Connolly sayings, and Cyril Connolly proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Translating from one language to another is the most delicate of intellectual exercises; compared to translation, all other puzzles, from bridge to crosswords, seem trivial and vulgar. To take a piece of Greek and put it in English without spilling a drop; what a nice skill! Cyril Connolly
No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning. Cyril Connolly
As bees their sting, so the promiscuous leave behind them in each encounter something of themselves by which they are made to suffer. Cyril Connolly
The dread of loneliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married. Cyril Connolly
No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a morning. Cyril Connolly
Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life. Cyril Connolly
No taste is so acquired as that for someone else's quality of mind. Cyril Connolly
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up. 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
Life is a maze in which we take the wrong turning before we have learned to walk. Cyril Connolly
Slums may well be breeding grounds of crime, but middle class suburbs are incubators of apathy and delirium. Cyril Connolly
There is no hate without fear. Hate is crystallized fear, fear's dividend, fear objectivized. We hate what we fear and so where hate is, fear is lurking. Cyril Connolly
Fallen leaves lying on the grass in the November sun bring more happiness than the daffodils. Cyril Connolly
We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving. Cyril Connolly
Life is a maze in which we take the wrong turning before we have learned to walk. Cyril Connolly
Imprisoned in every fat man a thin one is wildly signalling to be let out. Cyril Connolly
If Paris is the setting for a romance, New York is the perfect city in which to get over one, to get over anything. Here the lost douceur de vivre is forgotten and the intoxication of living takes over. Cyril Connolly
No one can achieve serenity until the glare of passion is past the meridian. Cyril Connolly
Greed, like the love of comfort, is a kind of fear. Cyril Connolly
If Paris is the setting for a romance, New York is the perfect city in which to get over one, to get over anything. Here the lost douceur de vivre is forgotten and the intoxication of living takes over. Cyril Connolly
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. Cyril Connolly
Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will be grasped at once. Cyril Connolly
The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence. Cyril Connolly