I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are ready, and which have gone a little farther down our particular path than we have yet gone ourselves.

Quote by E M Forster

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Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

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.

One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it...

One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it...

At the side of the everlasting why, is a yes, and a yes, and a...

At the side of the everlasting why, is a yes, and a yes, and a...

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

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

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

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

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...

Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children...

One marvels why the middle classes still insist on so much discomfort for their children...

Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety.

Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety.

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...

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...

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?

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.

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...

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...

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Every burned book enlightens the world.

Throw away those books and cassettes on inspirational leadership. Send those consultants packing. Know your...

Throw away those books and cassettes on inspirational leadership. Send those consultants packing. Know your...

What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we...

What do we, as a nation, care about books? How much do you think we...