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The Man of Property
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"The Man of Property" by John Galsworthy explores the conflicts and moral dilemmas within the upper-middle-class Forsyte family, focusing on the possessive Soames Forsyte and his tumultuous marriage to Irene.

fiction | 378 pages | Published in 2016

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We are all the slaves of our own actions.

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fateaction

There's nothing like a man of property.

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wealthstatus

He was conscious of a dull ache in his heart.

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emotionheartache

No one tells the truth about what money does to you, but it does something.

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truthmoney

To have and to hold, from this day forward.

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marriagecommitment

You can't buy happiness, but you can buy comfort.

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happinesscomfort

What is property but a concept of ownership?

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propertyownership

Every heart has its own skeletons.

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secretsheart

The sound of silence is the loudest of all.

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silencesound

Time is the most precious commodity.

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timeprecious