"The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married."

Fear

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When Cyril Connolly speaks about fear, it invites us to pause and reflect on our own journey. How often do we consider the subtle impacts of fear in our daily lives? This thought-provoking perspective challenges conventional wisdom and encourages a deeper understanding of ourselves.

About Cyril Connolly

Cyril Vernon Connolly was an English literary critic and writer. He was the editor of the influential literary magazine Horizon (1940–49) and wrote Enemies of Promise (1938), which combined literary criticism with an autobiographical exploration of why he failed to become the successful author of fiction that he aspired to be in his youth.

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"The worst vice of the solitary is the worship of his food."

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"Purity engenders Wisdom, Passion avarice, and Ignorance folly, infatuation and darkness."

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"The man who is master of his passions is Reason's slave."

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"There are many who dare not kill themselves for fear of what the neighbors will say."

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"The fear of death is the most unjustified of all fears, for there's no risk of accident for someone who's dead."

— Albert Einstein
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"I've learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it."

— Sarah McLachlan
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"Fear is the main source of superstition, and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom."

— Bertrand Russell
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"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our Light, not our Darkness, that most frightens us."

— Marianne Williamson
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