Beethoven's Fifth Symphony is the most sublime noise that has ever penetrated into the ear of man

Quote by E M Forster

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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...

The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know...

The fact is we can only love what we know personally. And we cannot know...

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

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

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...

We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next.

We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next.

Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.

Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.

I am so used to seeing the sort of play which deals with one man...

I am so used to seeing the sort of play which deals with one man...

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.

If there is on earth a house with many mansions, it is the house of...

If there is on earth a house with many mansions, it is the house of...

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...

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...

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.

It is the vice of a vulgar mind to be thrilled by bigness.

It is the vice of a vulgar mind to be thrilled by bigness.

No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humour.

No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humour.

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.

Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.

Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are...

For our vanity is such that we hold our own characters immutable, and we are...

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.