Honesty of thought and speech and written word is a jewel.
JOHN GALSWORTHYThe talked-about is always the last to hear the talk . . .
More John Galsworthy Quotes
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Only love makes fruitful the soul.
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The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.
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We are not living in a private world of our own.
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It`s always worth while before you do anything to consider whether it`s going to hurt another person more than is absolutely necessary.
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I think the greatest thing in the world is to believe in people.
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One’s eyes are what one is, one’s mouth is what one becomes.
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Memory heaps dead leaves on corpse-like deeds, from under which they do but vaguely offend the sense.
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We have known an emotion which is in every case the same in kind, if not in degree; an emotion precious and uplifting.
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The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it.
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We have to love because we love loving.
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Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place – service – social service – the ants creed, the bees creed.
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First one, then the other, getting the upper hand, and too seldom fusing till the result has the mellowness of full achievement.
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Love is not a hot-house flower, but a wild plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed, blown along the road by a wild wind.
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It isnot good enough tospend time and ink indescribing the penultimate sensations and physical movements of people getting into a state of rut, we all know them so well.
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I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse.
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