The law is what it is-a majestic edifice, sheltering all of us, each stone of which rests on another.
JOHN GALSWORTHYThe law is what it is-a majestic edifice, sheltering all of us, each stone of which rests on another.
JOHN GALSWORTHYIt isnot good enough tospend time and ink indescribing the penultimate sensations and physical movements of people getting into a state of rut, we all know them so well.
JOHN GALSWORTHYSee what perils do environ those who meddle with hot iron.
JOHN GALSWORTHYMatters change and morals change; men remain.
JOHN GALSWORTHYA wild plant that, when it blooms by chance within the hedge of our gardens, we call a flower; and when it blooms outside we call a weed; but, flower or weed, whose scent and colour are always, wild!
JOHN GALSWORTHYBeginnings are always messy.
JOHN GALSWORTHYIdealism increases in direct proportion to one’s distance from the problem.
JOHN GALSWORTHYHeadlines twice the size of the events.
JOHN GALSWORTHYThe bicycle… has been responsible for more movement in manners and morals than anything since Charles the Second.
JOHN GALSWORTHYI think the greatest thing in the world is to believe in people.
JOHN GALSWORTHYSociety is built on marriage … marriage and its consequences.
JOHN GALSWORTHYNot the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives.
JOHN GALSWORTHYThe 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.
JOHN GALSWORTHYUnder 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 GALSWORTHYWe have to love because we love loving.
JOHN GALSWORTHYLove has no age, no limit; and no death.
JOHN GALSWORTHY