My conviction gains infinitely the moment another soul will believe in it.
E. M. FORSTERI would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.
More E. M. Forster Quotes
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I would rather be a coward than brave because people hurt you when you are brave.
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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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My temple stands not upon Mount Moriah but in the Elysian Field where even the immoral are admitted. My motto is ‘Lord, I disbelieve – help thou my unbelief.
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I believe in teaching people to be individuals, and to understand other individuals.
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Don’t begin with proportion. Only prigs do that. Let proportion come in as a last resource, when the better things have failed.
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One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys.
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Life is a public performance on the violin, in which you must learn the instrument as you go along.
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A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem points to nothing but itself.
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The kingdom of music is not the kingdom of this world; it will accept those whom breeding and intellect and culture have alike rejected.
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We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand.
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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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Sometimes I think too much fuss is made about marriage. Century after century of carnal embracement and we’re still no nearer to understanding one another.
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One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not to make a mess of life.
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Though life is very glorious, it is difficult.
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The emotions may be endless. The more we express them, the more we may have to express.
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