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Dreaming is the poetry of Life, and we must be forgiven if we indulge in it a little.

John Galsworthy

Justice is a machine that, when some one has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Give Itself Justice Machine Once Push Roll Some Start
There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don’t say in Power what you say in opposition; if you do, you only have to carry out what the other fellows have found impossible.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Over Politician Rule World
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.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Country Deprive Evolve Himself Life Living Man People Person Power Queer Thing
The sense of form that both had in such high degree prevented much demonstration; but to be with him, do things for him, to admire, and credit him with perfection; and, since she could not exactly wear the same clothes or speak in the same clipped, quiet, decisive voice.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Both Same Clothes Degree Demonstration Exactly High Prevent Same Voice
By the cigars they smoke, and the composers they love, ye shall know the texture of men’s souls.
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Cigar Smoke Compose Love Men Shall Soul Texture
The building of a house, the writing of a novel, the demolition of a bridge, and, eminently, the finish of a voyage.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Bridge Building Demolition Finish House Novel Voyage Writing
If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Do Future Have Oen Think
It is an age of stir and change, a season of new wine and old bottles. Yet, assuredly, in spite of breakages and waste, a wine worth the drinking is all the time being made.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Age Change New Nottle Old Season Stir Wine
I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Beautiful Horse Impression Nothing Quite Still Thoroughbred Under
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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Affected Beaty Doubt Look Many Nothing People Quite Straight Through
A snowy, moonlit peak, with its single star, soaring up to the passionate blue; or against the flames of sunset, an old yew-tree standing dark guardian of some fiery secret.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Against Blue Dark Flame Guardian Moomin Passionate Peak Snowy Treemstand
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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Brief Dead Future Life Longer Nearby Real Religion Something Struggle Take Place
Dawn has power to fertilise the most matter-of-fact vision.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Dawn Fertilise Forgive Indulge Little Power
Westminster, was so unobtrusively American that his driver had some hesitation in asking for double his fare. The young man had no hesitation in refusing it.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Country Driver Fare Hesitation Man Refuse Some Young
The talked-about is always the last to hear the talk . . .
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Always Hear Last Talk
Beauty means this to one person, perhaps, and that to the other. And yet when any one of us has seen or heard or read that which to us is beautiful.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Beauty Mean One Other Perhaps Person

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