The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to be ashamed of herself.

Quote by E M Forster

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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...

Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the...

Those who prepared for all the emergencies of life beforehand may equip themselves at the...

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...

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...

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.

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.

Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.

Liking one person is an extra reason for liking another.

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...

I am so used to seeing the sort of play which deals with one man...

I am so used to seeing the sort of play which deals with one man...

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...

History develops, art stands still.

History develops, art stands still.

The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise...

The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise...

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...

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in...

Curiosity is one of the lowest of the human faculties. You will have noticed in...

No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humor.

No man can be an agnostic who has a sense of humor.

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.

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...

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 flesh, alas, is sad, and I have read all the books.

The flesh, alas, is sad, and I have read all the books.

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.

The love of learning, the sequestered nooks, And all the sweet serenity of books.