Oxford is Oxford: not a mere receptacle for youth, like Cambridge. Perhaps it wants its inmates to love it rather than to love one another. E. M. Forster cambridgeinmatelove Change image and share on social
Surely the only sound foundation for a civilization is a sound state of mind. E. M. Forster civilizationfoundationmind Change image and share on social
The English countryside, its growth and its destruction, is a genuine and tragic theme. E. M. Forster countrysidedestructionenglish Change image and share on social
We are all like Scheherazade's husband, in that we want to know what happens next. E. M. Forster husbandscheherazade Change image and share on social
Tolerance is a very dull virtue. It is boring. Unlike love, it has always had a bad press. It is negative. It merely means putting up with people, being able to stand things. E. M. Forster badboredull Change image and share on social
The people I respect most behave as if they were immortal and as if society was eternal. E. M. Forster behaveeternalimmortal Change image and share on social
Death destroys a man, but the idea of death saves him. E. M. Forster deathdestroyidea Change image and share on social
The woman who can't influence her husband to vote the way she wants ought to be ashamed of herself. E. M. Forster ashamedhusbandinfluence Change image and share on social
One of the evils of money is that it tempts us to look at it rather than at the things that it buys. E. M. Forster buyevilmoney Change image and share on social