Love has no age, no limit; and no death.
John GalsworthyRead
Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Idealism often grows when one is not directly faced with real-world challenges.
This quote by John Galsworthy suggests that as people become more removed from the direct experience of a problem, their idealistic views tend to elevate. When one is not confronted with the harsh realities of a situation, it is easier to hold on to idealistic beliefs rather than engage with the complexities and challenges of practical solutions.
Themes
IdealismProblemsPerspectiveRealityDistance
In practice
Example use cases
In a debate about policy changes, one might use this quote to highlight how distant policymakers may be from the real issues faced by constituents.
More from John Galsworthy
All quotes βDreaming is the poetry of Life, and we must be forgiven if we indulge in it a little.
John GalsworthyRead
We are all familiar with the argument: Make war dreadful enough, and there will be no war. And we none of us believe it.
John GalsworthyRead
It was such a spring day as breathes into a man an ineffable yearning, a painful sweetness, a longing that makes him stand motionless, looking at the leaves or grass, and fling out his arms to embrace he knows not what.
John GalsworthyRead
From behind a wooden crate we saw a long black-muzzled nose poking round at us. We took him out-soft, wobbly, tearful; set him down on his four, as yet not quite simultaneous legs, and regarded him. He wandered a little round our legs, neither wagging his tail nor licking at our hands; then he looked up, and my companion said: "He's an angel!"
John GalsworthyRead
By the cigars they smoke, and the composers they love, ye shall know the texture of men's souls.
John GalsworthyRead
Similar quotes
All wars are civil wars because all men are brothers... Each one owes infinitely more to the human race than to the particular country in which he was born.
Francois FenelonRead
In short, and let us be clear on it: race is not a card. It determines whom the dealer is, and who gets dealt.
Tim WiseRead
But there are no loners. No man lives in a void. His every act is conditioned by his time and his society.
William ManchesterRead
If we steal a man's purse we are thieves. If we steal twelve hundred islands we are patriots. If you steal a man's money you will be sent to the penitentiary. If you steal his liberty you will be sent to the White House.
William Jennings BryanRead
A few years ago it dawned on me that everybody past a certain age - regardless of how they look on the outside - pretty much constantly dreams of being able to escape from their lives.
Douglas CouplandRead
The fact that we're all here in these bodies means that we're not perfected.
George HarrisonRead