Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due - she reminds us too much of a prima donna.

Quote by E M Forster

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Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.

Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.

I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable...

I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable...

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

History develops, art stands still.

History develops, art stands still.

The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and...

The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and...

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...

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in...

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in...

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.

Love is always being given where it is not required.

Love is always being given where it is not required.

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.

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...

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.

Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life.

Either life entails courage, or it ceases to be life.

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to...

The work of art assumes the existence of the perfect spectator, and is indifferent to...

I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a...

I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a...

One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.

One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.

I am certainly an ought and not a must.

I am certainly an ought and not a must.

There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none...

There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none...