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Humanism is the creed of those who believe that in the circle of enwrapping mystery, men’s fates are in their own hands.

John Galsworthy

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We are all familiar with the argument: Make war dreadful enough, and there will be no war. And we none of us believe it.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Argument Believe Dreadful Enough Familiar Maske None War
Dawn has power to fertilise the most matter-of-fact vision.
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Dawn Fertilise Forgive Indulge Little Power
Public opinion’s always in advance of the law.
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Advance Always Law Opinion Public
Essential characteristics of a gentleman: The will to put himself in the place of others; the horror of forcing others into positions from which he would himself recoil; and the power to do what seems to him to be right without considering what others may say or think.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Characteristics Essential Force Gentlemen Himself Horror Other Place Position
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
Beginnings are always messy.
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Always Beginning Messy
I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse.
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Beautiful Horse Impression Nothing Quite Still Thoroughbred Under
The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.
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Beginning End Human Undertaking Untidy
Take modern courtships! They resulted in the same thing as under George the Second, but took longer to reach it, owing to the motor-cycle and the standing lunch.
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Courtship Modern Take
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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Added Express Familiar Individually Itself Perfection Resentful Retirement Something Style
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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Achievement Deprive First Fuse Get Hand Melowness One Other Seldom Upper
Everything we say and do and think has its effect on everything around us.
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Around Effect Everything Say
Society is built on marriage … marriage and its consequences.
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Built Consequences Mariage Society
Early morning does not mince words.
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Early Mince Morning Soes Word
For, what is grievous, dompting, grim, about our lives is that we are shut up within ourselves, with an itch to get outside ourselves.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Dompting Itch Ourselves Outside Previous Shut
Idealism increases in direct proportion to one’s distance from the problem.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Direct Distance Idealism Increase One Problem Proportion

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