M. Forster
M. Forster
peace war incredibles
Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.
england literature human-nature
England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.
flower truth-is neighbourhoods
Truth is a flower in whose neighbourhood others must wither.
character house chess
Chess is a forcing house where the fruits of character can ripen more fully than in life
atheist believe mind
Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch, which ought to be applied as sparingly as possible. I dislike the stuff. I do not believe in it, for its own sake, at all... My lawgivers are Erasmus and Montaigne, not Moses and St Paul. My temple stands not upon Mount Moriah but in the Elysian Field where even the immoral are admitted. My motto is 'Lord, I disbelieve - help thou my unbelief.
love-is doe affair
Love is a great force in private life; it is indeed the greatest of all things; but love in public affairs does not work.
character reality sisterhood
Italy is such a delightful place to live in if you happen to be a man. There one may enjoy that exquisite luxury of Socialism--that true Socialism which is based not on equality of income or character, but on the equality of manners. In the democracy of the caffè or the street the great question of our life has been solved, and the brotherhood of man is a reality. But it is accomplished at the expense of the sisterhood of women.
people want sensitive
The people I admire most are those who are sensitive and want to create something or discover something, and do not see life in terms of power.
photography children passion
Even a fellow with a camera has his favourite subjects, as we can see looking through the Kodak-albums of our friends. One amateur prefers the family group, another bathing scenes, another cows upon an alp, or kittens held upside down in the arms of a black-faced child. The tendency to choose one subject rather than another indicates the photographer's temperament. Nevertheless, his passion is for photography rather than for selection, a kitten will serve when no cows are available...
mazes conscious hard
Those who search for truth are too conscious of the maze to be hard on others.
people negative needs
What the world most needs today are negative virtues - not minding people, not being huffy, touchy, irritable or revengeful.
hate stupidity petty
I hated the idleness, the stupidity, the respectability, the petty unselfishness.
fate looks might
It is easy to face Death and Fate, and the things that sound so dreadful. It is on my muddles that I look back with horror--on thethings that I might have avoided.
noses boots absence
Hope, politeness, the blowing of a nose, the squeak of a boot, all produce "boum.