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Howards End
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"Howards End" Quotes

The intertwined lives of three families in Edwardian England reflect the social and economic changes of the time.

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Only connect!

E.M. Forster

wisdomconnection

One's right to life, liberty, and property, to free speech, a free press, freedom of assembly and association.

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freedomrights

The poor are poor, and one's sorry for them, but there it is.

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societypoverty

Death destroys a man: the idea of Death saves him.

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lifedeath

The truth is, we none of us think nearly enough of the sufferings of others.

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empathycompassion

For younger people are the future and the future is in your hands.

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youthfuture

Only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height.

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connectionlove

We are the real people, who live only in the future and the past.

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timeexistence

We are not concerned with the great, but with the great idea.

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ideasambition

The more people one knows, the easier it becomes to replace them. It’s one of the curses of London.

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societyrelationships