Matters change and morals change; men remain.
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There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what you say in opposition; if you do, you only have to carry out what the other fellows have found impossible.
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When a Forsyte was engaged, married, or born, the Forsytes were present; when a Forsyte died—but no Forsyte had as yet died; they did not die; death being contrary to their principles, they took precautions against it, the instinctive precautions of highly vitalised persons who resent encroachments on their property.
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Birth: | 14th August, 1867 |
Death: | 31st January, 1933 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Novelist, Playwright |
John Galsworthy was born in Kingston Hill, Surrey, England. He was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include The Forsyte Saga and its sequels, A Modern Comedy and End of the Chapter. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1932. He studied at Harrow and New College, Oxford. He took a Second in Law at Oxford in 1889, then trained as a barrister and was called to the bar in 1890. He married Ada Pearson in 1905. He wrote several novels include: Jocelyn, The Man of Property, The Patrician, The Freelands, In Chancery, Awakening , To Let, The White Monkey, and Maid in waiting. He wrote several plays include: The Silver Box, Strife, Justice, and Loyalties.
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