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

Quote by E M Forster

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Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

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.

We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand.

We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand.

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and...

The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and...

Love is always being given where it is not required.

Love is always being given where it is not required.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

Every artist writes his own autobiography.

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...

No man ever reached to excellence in any one art or profession without having passed...