To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way.

Quote by E M Forster

Topics: Art Quotes

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

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

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...

It is the vice of a vulgar mind to be thrilled by bigness.

It is the vice of a vulgar mind to be thrilled by bigness.

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...

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

Unless we remember we cannot understand.

Unless we remember we cannot understand.

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...

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...

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.

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.

Think before you speak is criticism's motto; speak before you think, creation's.

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...

No one is India.

No one is India.

Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

Nonsense and beauty have close connections.

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...

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...

Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.

Only a struggle twists sentimentality and lust together into love.

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...

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...

Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.

Guess, if you can, and choose, if you dare.

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

From now on it is only through a conscious choice and through a deliberate policy...

To find a friend one must close one eye; To keep him, two

To find a friend one must close one eye; To keep him, two

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking...

Patriotism is easy to understand in America; it means looking out for yourself by looking...