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Men are in fact, quite unable to control their own inventions; they at best develop adaptability to the new conditions those inventions create.

John Galsworthy

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There are moments when Nature reveals the passion hidden beneath the careless calm of her ordinary moods-violent spring flashing white on almond-blossom through the purple clouds.
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Beneath Calm Careless Flash Hidden Moment Nature Ood Ordinary Passion Reveal Spring Violent
The building of a house, the writing of a novel, the demolition of a bridge, and, eminently, the finish of a voyage.
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Bridge Building Demolition Finish House Novel Voyage Writing
It is by muteness that a dog becomes for one so utterly beyond value; with him one is at peace, where words play no torturing tricks.
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Become Beyond Dog Muteness Peace Play So Torture Trick Utterly Value Word
Beginnings are always messy.
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Always Beginning Messy
Matters change and morals change; men remain.
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Change Matter Men Moral Remain
To dislike the clothes and voices of other men – all this was precious to her beyond everything.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Beyond Clothes Dislike Everything Men Other Precious Voice
It isn’t enough to love people because they’re good to you, or because in some way or other you’re going to get something by it.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Enough Good Love Other People Some Something
Love has no age, no limit; and no death.
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Age Death Limit Love No
For who would live so petty and unblest That dare not tilt at something ere he die; Rather than, screened by safe majority, Preserve his little life to little end, And never raise a rebel cry!
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Cry Preserve Rather Rebel Sometimes Unblest
The talked-about is always the last to hear the talk . . .
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Always Hear Last Talk
Danger so indispensable in bringing out the fundamental quality of any society, group, or individual was what the Forsytes scented; the premonition of danger put a burnish on their armour.
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Armour Burnish Danger Fundamental Indespensible Individual Premotion Quality Scented Society
Dreaming is the poetry of Life, and we must be forgiven if we indulge in it a little.
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Dream Induldfe Life Little Must Forgive Poetry
There are houses whose souls have passed into the limbo of Time, leaving their bodies in the limbo of London.
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House Limbo Pass Soul Time
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
Love of beauty is really only the sex instinct, which nothing but complete union satisfies.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Beauty Complete Instinct Love Nothing One Really Satisfy Sex Union
Under its influence, wholly or in part, have blossomed weekends, strong nerves, strong legs, strong language… equality of sex, good digestion and professional occupation – in four words, the emanicipation of women.
JOHN GALSWORTHY

Digestion Empicipation Equality Influence Language Leg Profession Strong Weekend Word

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