Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him.
E. M. FORSTERWe cast a shadow on something wherever we stand, and it is no good moving from place to place to save things; because the shadow always follows. Choose a place where you won’t do harm – yes, choose a place where you won’t do very much harm, and stand in it for all you are worth, facing the sunshine.
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Aziz winked at him slowly and said: “…There are many ways of being a man; mine is to express what is deepest in my heart.
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But the body is deeper than the soul and its secrets inscrutable.
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How can I know what I think till I see what I say?
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It is easy to sympathize at a distance,’ said an old gentleman with a beard. ‘I value more the kind word that is spoken close to my ear.
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The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world.
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I would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.
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One always tends to overpraise a long book, because one has got through it.
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Give, do not lend; after death who will thank you?
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It is so difficult – at least, I find it difficult – to understand people who speak the truth.
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We move between two darknesses.
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I believe we shall come to care about people less and less, Helen. The more people one knows, the easier it becomes to replace them. It’s one of the curses of London. I quite expect to end my life caring most for a place.
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I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be no more wars.
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Adventures do occur, but not punctually.
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You told me once that we shall be judged by our intentions, not by our accomplishments. I thought it a grand remark. But we must intend to accomplish – not sit intending on a chair.
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You confuse what’s important with what’s impressive.
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