Quotes by Connolly, Cyril

Youth is a period of missed opportunities. >>

There is no pain equal to that which two lovers can inflict on one ano >>

The only happy talkers are dandies who extract pleasure from the very >>

Quotations about Masses

The only freedom supposed to be left to the masses is that of grazing >>

Civilization exists precisely so that there may be no masses but rathe >>

Leave this hypocritical prating about the masses. Masses are rude, lam >>

The English masses are lovable: they are kind, decent, tolerant, practical and not stupid. The tragedy is that they are too many of them, and that they are aimless, having outgrown the servile functions for which they were encouraged to multiply. One day these huge crowds will have to seize power because there will be nothing else for them to do, and yet they neither demand power nor are ready to make use of it; they will learn only to be bored in a new way.

Connolly, Cyril