Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in daily life that when people are inquisitive they nearly always have bad memories and are usually stupid at bottom.

Quote by E M Forster

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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.

History develops, art stands still.

History develops, art stands still.

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

What is wonderful about great literature is that it transforms the man who reads it...

People have their own deaths as well as their own lives, and even if there...

People have their own deaths as well as their own lives, and even if there...

Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration.

Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration.

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...

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men...

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men...

Only a writer who has the sense of evil can make goodness readable.

Only a writer who has the sense of evil can make goodness readable.

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

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...

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...

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

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

How can I know what I think till I see what I say?

How can I know what I think till I see what I say?

So, Two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits...

So, Two cheers for Democracy: one because it admits variety and two because it permits...

Very notable was his distinction between coarseness and vulgarity, coarseness, revealing something; vulgarity, concealing something.

Very notable was his distinction between coarseness and vulgarity, coarseness, revealing something; vulgarity, concealing something.

Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person...

I have only got down on to paper, really, three types of people: the person...

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.

No one is India.

No one is India.

England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.

England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.