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From now on - specialize never again make any concession to the ninety-nine percent of you which is like everyon else at the expense of the one percent which is unique.
Cyril Connolly
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Cyril Connolly
Age: 71 †
Born: 1903
Born: September 10
Died: 1974
Died: November 26
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Whom the gods wish to destroy they first call promising.
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Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.
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Marriage is the permanent conversation between two people who talk over everything and everyone until death breaks the record.
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In youth the life of reason is not in itself sufficient afterwards the life of emotion, except for short periods, becomes unbearable.
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Longevity is the revenge of talent upon genius.
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In my religion all believers would stop work at sundown and have a drink together.
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We cannot be happy until we can love ourselves without egotism and our friends without tyranny.
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