Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety.

Quote by E M Forster

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It is my fate and perhaps my temperament to sign agreements with fools.

It is my fate and perhaps my temperament to sign agreements with fools.

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...

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable...

I have been racking my brains and can find no reply [to] this very reasonable...

Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.

Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.

History develops, art stands still.

History develops, art stands still.

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...

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.

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 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...

There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none...

There is much good luck in the world, but it is luck. We are none...

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...

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.

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

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...

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?

Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.

Two cheers for Democracy; one because it admits variety, and two because it permits criticism.

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...

I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a...

I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a...

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!

Logic! Good gracious! What rubbish!