A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it.

Quote by John Galsworthy

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Matters change and morals change; men remain

Matters change and morals change; men remain

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a...

I do not consider my self as having mastered the flute, but I get a...

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but...

Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but...

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

Yes indeed I have gained a lot out of playing scales and etudes.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the...

Running through things because you are familiar with them, breeds routine and this is the...

Love has no age, no limit; and no death.

Love has no age, no limit; and no death.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

The mind of the performer is a very strange thing.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Everyone who plays the flute should learn singing.

Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.

Scales played in the correct musical way are very exciting and rewarding.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

Headlines twice the size of the events.

If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.

If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.

I do not see scales as abstract.

I do not see scales as abstract.

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

Beginnings are always messy.

Beginnings are always messy.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

You cannot prepare enough for anything.

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies...

I think it is most important for a teacher to play the pieces and studies...

He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight,...

He was afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight,...

The French cook; we open tins.

The French cook; we open tins.