There is something majestic in the bad taste of Italy.

Quote by E M Forster

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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.

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.

Very notable was his distinction between coarseness and vulgarity, coarseness, revealing something; vulgarity, concealing something.

Very notable was his distinction between coarseness and vulgarity, coarseness, revealing something; vulgarity, concealing something.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Love and understand the Italians, for the people are more marvellous than the land.

Love and understand the Italians, for the people are more marvellous than the land.

Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in...

Only people who have been allowed to practise freedom can have the grown-up look in...

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice.

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...

There lies at the back of every creed something terrible and hard for which the...

There lies at the back of every creed something terrible and hard for which the...

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...

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...

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...

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.

Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

Be soft, even if you stand to get squashed.

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.

Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had...

Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had...

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...