The Forsyte Saga, The Modern Comedy, The End of the Chapter Quotes

“Only those strong enough to keep silent about self are strong enough to be sure of self.”
― John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga, The Modern Comedy, The End of the Chapter

“He was a wanderer by nature, and even if England and the nearer East were closed to him, the world was wide, the sun shone in many places, the stars wheeled over one, books could be read, women had beauty, flowers scent, tobacco its flavour, music its moving power, coffee its fragrance, horses and dogs and birds were the same seductive creatures,”
― John Galsworthy, The Forsyte Saga, Complete Nine Novels