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

Quote by E M Forster

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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...

Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety.

Paganism is infectious, more infectious than diphtheria or piety.

The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.

The sort of poetry I seek resides in objects man can't touch.

We are not concerned with the very poor. They are unthinkable, and only to be...

We are not concerned with the very poor. They are unthinkable, and only to be...

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

Most quarrels are inevitable at the time; incredible afterwards.

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.

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.

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...

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...

History develops, art stands still.

History develops, art stands still.

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...

Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.

Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

I suggest that the only books that influence us are those for which we are...

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.

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...

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...

Ideas are fatal to caste

Ideas are fatal to caste

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are...

There are deserts in every life, and the desert must be depicted if we are...

Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who'll work hard enough to bring...

Good ideas are common - what's uncommon are people who'll work hard enough to bring...