Love is a great force in private life; it is indeed the greatest of al…

E. M. Forster
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Love is a great force in private life; it is indeed the greatest of all things; but love in public affairs does not work. ✨ E.M. Forster (1951). Two Cheers for Democracy
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By the side of the everlasting Why there is a Yes--a transitory Yes if you like, but a Yes. ✨ E.M. Forster (2012). A Room with a View, p.22, Courier Corporation
The present flowed by them like a stream. The tree rustled. It had made music before they were born, and would continue after their deaths, but its song was of the moment. The moment had passed. The … ▶
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Love is a great force in private life; it is indeed the greatest of all things; but love in public affairs does not work. ✨ E.M. Forster (1951). Two Cheers for Democracy

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