“The beginnings and endings of all human undertakings are untidy, the building of a house, the writing of a novel, the demolition of a bridge, and, eminently, the finish of a voyage.”— John Galsworthy, One More River (1933), Ch. 1Share
“The world's a fine place for those who go out to take it; there's lots of unknown stuff in it yet.”— John GalsworthyShare
“They did not stop to love each other in this life; they were so sure they had all eternity to do it in.”— John GalsworthyShare
“Poetry is finer and more philosophical than history; for poetry expresses the universal, and history only the particular.”— AristotleShare
“There be none of Beauty's daughters with a magic like thee; and like music on the waters is thy sweet voice to me.”— Lord ByronShare
“At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it.”— Toni MorrisonShare
“I've found that there is always some beauty left — in nature, sunshine, freedom, in yourself; these can all help you.”— Anne FrankShare
“Warriors of the light are not perfect. Their beauty lies in accepting this fact and still desiring to grow and to learn.”— Paulo CoelhoShare
“There is a science of intelligent living, an art of being fully human, in which we all can and ought to be creative.”— Laura Archera HuxleyShare
