Nature is forever arriving and forever departing, forever approaching, forever vanishing; but in her vanishings there seems to be ever the waving of a hand, in all her partings a promise of meetings farther along the road. Richard Le Gallienne approacharrivedepart share on social
It is the fine excesses of life that make it worth living. Richard Le Gallienne excessfinelife Change image and share on social
The beauty we love is very silent. It smiles softly to itself, but never speaks. Richard Le Gallienne beautylovesilent Change image and share on social
All roads indeed lead to Rome, but theirs also is a more mystical destination, some bourne of which no traveller knows the name, some city, they all seem to hint, even more eternal. Richard Le Gallienne bournecitydestination Change image and share on social
Races and nations are thus ever ready to believe the worst of one another. Richard Le Gallienne badnationrace Change image and share on social
All myths that are something more than fancies gain rather than lose in value with time, by reason of the accretions of human experience. Richard Le Gallienne accretionexperiencefancy Change image and share on social
We have, of course, long since ceased to think of Nature as the sympathetic mirror of our moods, or to imagine that she has any concern with the temporal affairs of man. Richard Le Gallienne affairceaseconcern Change image and share on social
It is curious how, from time immemorial, man seems to have associated the idea of evil with beauty, shrunk from it with a sort of ghostly fear, while, at the same time drawn to it by force of its hypnotic attraction. Richard Le Gallienne attractionbeautycurious share on social
A wholesome oblivion of one's neighbours is the beginning of wisdom. Richard Le Gallienne beginneighbouroblivion Change image and share on social
There is something mean in human nature that prefers to think evil, that gives a willing ear and a ready welcome to calumny, a sort of jealousy of goodness and greatness and things of good report. Richard Le Gallienne calumnyearevil Change image and share on social
