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Truth it seems to me — is no absolute thing, but always relative, the essential symmetry in the varying relationships of life;...

— John Galsworthy

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The value of a sentiment is the amount of sacrifice you are prepared to make for it.

If you do not think about the future, you cannot have one.

Swan Song (1928)

It isn't enough to love people because they're good to you, or because in some way or other you're going to get something by it. We have to love because we love loving.

A Bit O' Love (1915)

Justice is a machine that, when someone has once given it the starting push, rolls on of itself.

Art is the great and universal refreshment. For Art is never dogmatic; holds no brief for itself; you may take it, or you may leave it.

Vague Thoughts On Art (1911)

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