Afflicted by the thought that where
Beauty was, nothing ever ran quite straight,
which, no doubt, was why so many people
looked on it as immoral.

John Galsworthy

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Topic

Beauty

Speaker

Jolyon Forsyte

Author

John Galsworthy

Source

In Chancery

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1920 1920s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Galsworthy, John. In Chancery. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1920, pt. 1, ch. 13.

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The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer.

D.H. Lawrence

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Topic
American character Americans

Author

D.H. Lawrence
Source
Studies in Classic American Literature
Language
English
Time
1923 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Lawrence, D.H. Studies in Classic American Literature. Thomas Seltzer, 1923, ch. 5.

Another quote about Beauty

Beauty will save the world.

Adelaida

Quoted in The Idiot, by Fyodor Dostoevsky

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Topic
Beauty Salvation
Speaker
Adelaida

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source
The Idiot
Medium
Novel
Language
Russian
Time
1869 1860s 19th century
Authentication Score 1
Original Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Идиот [The Idiot]." The Russian Messenger, 1868–69.

Current Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. The Idiot, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volkhonsky. Vintage, 2003, pt. 1, ch. 6.

Another quote from 1920

We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form.

William Ralph Inge

The Idea of Progress

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Topic
Animal cruelty Man and animals
Speaker
William Ralph Inge
Source
The Idea of Progress
Medium
Lecture
Language
English
Time
1920 1920s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Inge, William Ralph. "The Idea of Progress." Romanes Lecture. 27 May 1920, The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, England, UK. Lecture.