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Other Quotes by E. M. Forster
- This element of surprise or mystery - the detective element as it is sometimes rather emptily called - is of great importance in a plot.…
- She had been so wicked that in all her life she had done only one good deed-given an onion to a beggar. So she went…
- Democracy is not a Beloved Republic really, and never will be. But it is less hateful than other contemporary forms of government, and to that…
- No disease of the imagination is so difficult to cure, as that which is complicated with the dread of guilt : fancy and conscience then…
- A mirror does not develop because an historical pageant passes in front of it. It only develops when it gets a fresh coat of quicksilver…
- I seem fated to pass through the world without colliding with it or moving it — and I'm sure I can't tell you whether the…
- Passion should believe itself irresistible. It should forget civility and consideration and all the other curses of a refined nature. Above all, it should never…
- I believe in teaching people to be individuals, and to understand other individuals.
- I'd far rather leave a thought behind me than a child. Other people can have children.
- Why can't we be friends now?" said the other, holding him affectionately. "It's what I want. It's what you want." But the horses didn't want…
- He had known so much about her once -what she thought, how she felt, the reasons for her actions. And now he only knew that…
- Do you suppose there's any difference between spring in nature and spring in man? But there we go, praising the one and condemning the other…
- It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, "She loves young Emerson." A reader in Lucy's place would not find it obvious. Life is…
- You talk as if a god had made the Machine," cried the other. "I believe that you pray to it when you are unhappy. Men…
More Other Quotes
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- The most perfect political community is one in which the middle class is in control, and outnumbers both of the other classes. — Aristotle
- Jealousy is both reasonable and belongs to reasonable men, while envy is base and belongs to the base, for the one makes… — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. The young they keep out of mischief; to the… — Aristotle
- The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other persons. — Aristotle
- No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world. — Aristotle
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. — Aristotle
- It is Homer who has chiefly taught other poets the art of telling lies skillfully. — Aristotle
- Perfect friendship is the friendship of men who are good, and alike in excellence; for these wish well alike to each other… — Aristotle
- Three groups spend other people's money: children, thieves, politicians. All three need supervision. — Dick Armey
- Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so… — Richard Armour