Best John Galsworthy Quotes
- 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
- A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else. Achievement
- Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. Direct
- 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… Afflicted
- Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place - service -… Ants
- 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… All
- Light-heartedness always made Soames suspicious - there was generally some reason for it. Always Made
- Love! Beyond meaure - beyond death - it nearly kills. But one wouldn't have been without it. Been
- Love is not a hot-house flower, but a wild plant, born of a wet night, born of an hour of sunshine; sprung from wild seed,… Along
- Men are in fact, quite unable to control their own inventions; they at best develop adaptability to the new conditions those inventions create. Adaptability
- Life calls the tune, we dance. Calls
- He might wish and wish and never get it - the beauty and the loving in the world! Beauty
- the biggest tragedy of life is the utter impossibility to change what you have done Biggest
- 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… Animal
- It was such a spring day as breathes into a man an ineffable yearning, a painful sweetness, a longing that makes him stand motionless, looking… Arms
- Dreaming is the poetry of Life, and we must be forgiven if we indulge in it a little. Dream
- It isnot good enough tospend time and ink indescribing the penultimate sensations and physical movements of people getting into a state of rut, we all… All
- If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one. Future
- 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.… Get Something
- Only love makes fruitful the soul. The sense of form that both had in such high degree prevented much demonstration; but to be with him,… Admire
- 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… Character
- If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one. Future