Books have to be read (worse luck it takes so long a time). It is the only way of discovering what they contain. A few savage tribes eat them, but reading is the only method of assimilation revealed to the…

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I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be...

I am sure that if the mothers of various nations could meet, there would be...

Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to...

Works of art, in my opinion, are the only objects in the material universe to...

What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if...

What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if...

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

The more highly public life is organized the lower does its morality sink.

The more highly public life is organized the lower does its morality sink.

But nothing in India is identifiable, the mere asking of a question causes it to...

But nothing in India is identifiable, the mere asking of a question causes it to...

Surely the only sound foundation for a civilization is a sound state of mind.

Surely the only sound foundation for a civilization is a sound state of mind.

I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my...

I hate the idea of causes, and if I had to choose between betraying my...

The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme.

The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme.

I never could get on with representative individuals but people who existed on their own...

I never could get on with representative individuals but people who existed on their own...

Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch.

Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch.

One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it...

One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it...

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race...

It is a mistake to think that books have come to stay. The human race...

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to...

The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to...

Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.

Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.

Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her...

Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her...

Letters have to pass two tests before they can be classed as good: they must...

Letters have to pass two tests before they can be classed as good: they must...

Reverence is fatal to literature.

Reverence is fatal to literature.

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as...

We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as...