I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper.

Quote by E M Forster

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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...

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?

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

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.

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.

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...

Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its...

Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its...

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.

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...

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...

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem...

A poem is true if it hangs together. Information points to something else. A poem...

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

History develops, art stands still.

History develops, art stands still.

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...

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...

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...

The only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which...

The only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which...

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute...

Books are good enough in their own way, but they are a mighty bloodless substitute...

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings, seek...

When a book raises your spirit, and inspires you with noble and courageous feelings, seek...