The building of a house, the writing of a novel, the demolition of a bridge, and, eminently, the finish of a voyage.
JOHN GALSWORTHYThere are houses whose souls have passed into the limbo of Time, leaving their bodies in the limbo of London.
More John Galsworthy Quotes
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When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing – deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different.
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He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight, which no doubt, was why so many people looked on it as immoral.
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Life calls the tune, we dance.
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The Forsytes were resentful of something, not individually, but as a family; this resentment expressed itself in an added perfection of raiment, an exuberance of family cordiality, an exaggeration of family importance, and the sniff.
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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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As a man lives and thinks, so he will write.
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Light-heartedness always made Soames suspicious – there was generally some reason for it.
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The law is what it is-a majestic edifice, sheltering all of us, each stone of which rests on another.
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Only love makes fruitful the soul.
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I think the greatest thing in the world is to believe in people.
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Slang is vigorous and apt. Probably most of our vital words were once slang.
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Love of beauty is really only the sex instinct, which nothing but complete union satisfies.
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It’s not life that counts but the fortitude you bring into it.
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If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one.
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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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