John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy
John Galsworthy OMwas an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Sagaand its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth14 August 1867
afflicted beauty continued looked people quite ran stare
And he continued to stare at her, afflicted by the thought that where Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight, which, no doubt, was why so many people looked on it as immoral.
deprived evolved himself life living man power queer wishing
When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing -- deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different.
size events newspaper-headlines
Headlines twice the size of the events.
self-esteem believe thinking
I think the greatest thing in the world is to believe in people.
future thinking ifs
If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one.
principles married born
When a Forsyte was engaged, married, or born, the Forsytes were present; when a Forsyte diedbut no Forsyte had as yet died; they did not die; death being contrary to their principles, they took precautions against it, the instinctive precautions of highly vitalised persons who resent encroachments on their property.
tragedy done life-is
the biggest tragedy of life is the utter impossibility to change what you have done
messy
Beginnings are always messy.
new-beginnings self-help humans
The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.
gossip lasts
The talked-about is always the last to hear the talk . . .
lunch owing modern
Take modern courtships! They resulted in the same thing as under George the Second, but took longer to reach it, owing to the motor-cycle and the standing lunch.
tin cooks
The French cook; we open tins.
live-life men wish
When Man evolved Pity, he did a queer thing - deprived himself of the power of living life as it is without wishing it to become something different.
slang vigorous
Slang is vigorous and apt. Probably most of our vital words were once slang.