“Public opinion's always in advance of the law.”

— John Galsworthy, Windows, Act I (1922)

About John Galsworthy

1867 – 1933

English novelist and Nobel laureate in Literature (1932).

“Art is the great and universal refreshment.”

“The world's a fine place for those who go out to take it; there's lots of unknown stuff in it yet.”

“They did not stop to love each other in this life; they were so sure they had all eternity to do it in.”

“Remember that all is opinion.”

“Do not wait for the Last Judgment. It takes place every day.”

“Every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle.”

“I shall often go wrong through defect of judgment.”

“When public opinion changes, it is with the rapidity of thought.”

“Every judgment in science stands on the edge of error and is personal.”