“The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.”
— E. M. Forster
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Beauty ought to look a little surprised:
“Beauty ought to look a little surprised: it is the emotion that best suits her face. The beauty who does not look surprised, who accepts her position as her due – she reminds us too much of a prima donna.”
— E. M. Forster
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The main facts in human life are
“The main facts in human life are five: birth, food, sleep, love and death.”
— E. M. Forster
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The historian must have some conception of
“The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius.”
— E. M. Forster
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What is the good of your stars
“What is the good of your stars and trees, your sunrise and the wind, if they do not enter into our daily lives?”
— E. M. Forster
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Charm, in most men and nearly all
“Charm, in most men and nearly all women, is a decoration.”
— E. M. Forster
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