A faith that for modern man is becoming the only possible faith.
JOHN GALSWORTHYThe talked-about is always the last to hear the talk . . .
More John Galsworthy Quotes
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Beginnings are always messy.
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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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Light-heartedness always made Soames suspicious – there was generally some reason for it.
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Not 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.
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Matters change and morals change; men remain.
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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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See what perils do environ those who meddle with hot iron.
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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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Once admit that we have the right to inflict unnecessary suffering and you destroy the very basis of human society.
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Early morning does not mince words.
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Summer summer summer! The soundless footsteps on the grass!
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The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it.
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We are not living in a private world of our own.
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The French cook; we open tins.
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There are houses whose souls have passed into the limbo of Time, leaving their bodies in the limbo of London.
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