Early morning does not mince words.
JOHN GALSWORTHYThere are houses whose souls have passed into the limbo of Time, leaving their bodies in the limbo of London.
More John Galsworthy Quotes
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We have to love because we love loving.
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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.
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See what perils do environ those who meddle with hot iron.
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I am still under the impression that there is nothing alive quite so beautiful as a thoroughbred horse.
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It is the continual, unconscious replacement, however fleeting, of oneself by another; the real cement of human life; the everlasting refreshment and renewal.
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And to be stolen away from ourselves by Art is a momentary relaxation from that itching, a minute’s profound, and as it were secret, enfranchisement.
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Love has no age, no limit; and no death.
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We are not living in a private world of our own.
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Matters change and morals change; men remain.
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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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Idealism increases in direct proportion to one’s distance from the problem.
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