Love is always being given where it is not required.

Quote by E M Forster

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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...

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...

We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand.

We cast a shadow on something wherever we stand.

England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.

England has always been disinclined to accept human nature.

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

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

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...

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

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...

The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.

The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.

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...

Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch.

Faith, to my mind, is a stiffening process, a sort of mental starch.

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.

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...

The sadness of the incomplete, the sadness that is often Life, but should never be...

The sadness of the incomplete, the sadness that is often Life, but should never be...

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.

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...

If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope...

If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of...

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop...

You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop...

A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute....

A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute....

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the...