A man is the sum of his actions, of what he has done, of what he can do, Nothing else.
John Galsworthy
A man of action forced into a state of thought is unhappy until he can get out of it.
John Galsworthy
He was 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.
John Galsworthy
Headlines twice the size of the events.
John Galsworthy
Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.
John Galsworthy
If you do not think about your future, you cannot have one.
John Galsworthy
One's eyes are what one is, one's mouth is what one becomes.
John Galsworthy
Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place - service - social service - the ants creed, the bees creed.
John Galsworthy
The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy.
John Galsworthy
There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what you say in opposition; if you do, you only have to carry out what the other fellows have found impossible.
John Galsworthy
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.
John Galsworthy
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Type:
Author
Date of Birth:
1867-08-14
Year of Death:
1933
Nationality:
English |