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Arthur Helps quotes: Wisdom is seldom gained without suffering. Wisdom is seldom gained without suffering.
Arthur Helps quotes: The thing which makes one man greater than another, the quality by which we ought to measure greatness, is a man's capacity for loving. The thing which makes one man greater than another, the quality by which we ought to measure greatness, is a man's capacity for loving.
Arthur Helps quotes: The measure of civilization in a people is to be found in its just appreciation of the wrongfulness of war. The measure of civilization in a people is to be found in its just appreciation of the wrongfulness of war.
Arthur Helps quotes: Some persons, instead of making a religion for their God, are content to make a god of their religion. Some persons, instead of making a religion for their God, are content to make a god of their religion.
Arthur Helps quotes: What a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest that we owe to the discovery of America. What a blessing this smoking is! Perhaps the greatest that we owe to the discovery of America.
Arthur Helps quotes: It is in length of patience, endurance and forbearance that so much of what is good in mankind and womankind is shown. It is in length of patience, endurance and forbearance that so much of what is good in mankind and womankind is shown.
Arthur Helps quotes: They tell us that "Pity is akin to Love;" if so, Pity must be a poor relation. They tell us that "Pity is akin to Love;" if so, Pity must be a poor relation.
Arthur Helps quotes: The apparent foolishness of others is but too frequently our own ignorance. The apparent foolishness of others is but too frequently our own ignorance.
Arthur Helps quotes: War may be the game of kings, but, like the games at ancient Rome, it is generally exhibited to please and pacify the people. War may be the game of kings, but, like the games at ancient Rome, it is generally exhibited to please and pacify the people.
Arthur Helps quotes: It takes a great man to make a great listener It takes a great man to make a great listener
Arthur Helps quotes: It requires a strong mind to bear up against several languages. Some persons have learnt so many, that they have ceased to think in any one. It requires a strong mind to bear up against several languages. Some persons have learnt so many, that they have ceased to think in any one.
Arthur Helps quotes: The reasons which any man offers to you for his own conduct betray his opinion of your character. The reasons which any man offers to you for his own conduct betray his opinion of your character.
Arthur Helps quotes: The worst use that can be made of success is to boast of it. The worst use that can be made of success is to boast of it.
Arthur Helps quotes: A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection. A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.
Arthur Helps quotes: The world will tolerate many vices, but not their diminutives. The world will tolerate many vices, but not their diminutives.
Arthur Helps quotes: Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away. Wise sayings often fall on barren ground, but a kind word is never thrown away.
Arthur Helps quotes: It is a weak thing to tell half your story, and then ask your friend's advice-a still weaker thing to take it. It is a weak thing to tell half your story, and then ask your friend's advice-a still weaker thing to take it.
Arthur Helps quotes: People resemble still more the time in which they live, than they resemble their fathers. People resemble still more the time in which they live, than they resemble their fathers.
Arthur Helps quotes: There is hardly a more common error than that of taking the man who has one talent, for a genius. There is hardly a more common error than that of taking the man who has one talent, for a genius.
Arthur Helps quotes: The very best financial presentation is one that's well thought out and anticipates any questions ... answering them in advance. The very best financial presentation is one that's well thought out and anticipates any questions ... answering them in advance.
Arthur Helps quotes: Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order. Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order.
Arthur Helps quotes: Experience is the extract of suffering. Experience is the extract of suffering.
Arthur Helps quotes: Pride, if not the origin, is the medium of all wickedness-the atmosphere without which it would instantly die away. Pride, if not the origin, is the medium of all wickedness-the atmosphere without which it would instantly die away.
Arthur Helps quotes: Selfishness, when it is punished by the world, is mostly punished because it is connected with egotism. Selfishness, when it is punished by the world, is mostly punished because it is connected with egotism.
Arthur Helps quotes: An official man is always an official man, and he has a wild belief in the value of reports. An official man is always an official man, and he has a wild belief in the value of reports.
Arthur Helps quotes: A man's action is only a picture book of his creed. A man's action is only a picture book of his creed.
Arthur Helps quotes: The world will find out that part of your character which concerns it: that which especially concerns yourself, it will leave for you to discover. The world will find out that part of your character which concerns it: that which especially concerns yourself, it will leave for you to discover.
Arthur Helps quotes: Alas! it is not the child but the boy that generally survives in the man. Alas! it is not the child but the boy that generally survives in the man.
Arthur Helps quotes: No man has ever praised to persons equally-and pleased them both. No man has ever praised to persons equally-and pleased them both.
Arthur Helps quotes: Infinite toil would not enable you to sweep away a mist; but by ascending a little you may often look over it altogether. Infinite toil would not enable you to sweep away a mist; but by ascending a little you may often look over it altogether.
Arthur Helps quotes: It has been said with some meaning that if men would but rest in silence, they might always hear the music of the spheres. It has been said with some meaning that if men would but rest in silence, they might always hear the music of the spheres.
Arthur Helps quotes: Many know how to please, but know not when they have ceased to give pleasure. Many know how to please, but know not when they have ceased to give pleasure.
Arthur Helps quotes: Thoughts there are, not to be translated into any language, and spirits alone can read them. Thoughts there are, not to be translated into any language, and spirits alone can read them.
Arthur Helps quotes: We are pleased with one who instantly assents to our opinions, but we love a proselyte. We are pleased with one who instantly assents to our opinions, but we love a proselyte.
Arthur Helps quotes: We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice. We all admire the wisdom of people who come to us for advice.
Arthur Helps quotes: Simple ignorance has in its time been complimented by the names of most of the vices, and of all the virtues. Simple ignorance has in its time been complimented by the names of most of the vices, and of all the virtues.
Arthur Helps quotes: Do not be deceived into thinking that how a man acts is the full picture. Do not be deceived into thinking that how a man acts is the full picture.
Arthur Helps quotes: Extremely foolish advice is likely to be uttered by those who are looking at the laboring vessel from the land. Extremely foolish advice is likely to be uttered by those who are looking at the laboring vessel from the land.
Arthur Helps quotes: The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot make it. That rests with the woman, and it is her greatest privilege. The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot make it. That rests with the woman, and it is her greatest privilege.
Arthur Helps quotes: Few have wished for memory so much as they have longed for forgetfulness. Few have wished for memory so much as they have longed for forgetfulness.
Arthur Helps quotes: Tolerance is the only real test of civilization. Tolerance is the only real test of civilization.
Arthur Helps quotes: Every happiness is a hostage to fortune. Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.
Arthur Helps quotes: Choose an author as you choose a friend. Choose an author as you choose a friend.
Arthur Helps quotes: Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written. Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.
Arthur Helps quotes: The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice. The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice.
Arthur Helps quotes: The most enthusiastic man in a cause is rarely chosen as the leader. The most enthusiastic man in a cause is rarely chosen as the leader.
Arthur Helps quotes: Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers
Arthur Helps quotes: Men of much depth of mind can bear a great deal of counsel; for it does not easily deface their own character, nor render their purposes indistinct. Men of much depth of mind can bear a great deal of counsel; for it does not easily deface their own character, nor render their purposes indistinct.
Arthur Helps quotes: You cannot ensure the gratitude of others for a favour conferred upon them in the way which is most agreeable to yourself. You cannot ensure the gratitude of others for a favour conferred upon them in the way which is most agreeable to yourself.
Arthur Helps quotes: We are frequently understood the least by those who have known us the longest. We are frequently understood the least by those who have known us the longest.
Arthur Helps quotes: We are not so easily guided by our most prominent weaknesses as by those of which we are least aware. We are not so easily guided by our most prominent weaknesses as by those of which we are least aware.
Arthur Helps quotes: I do not know of any sure way of making others happy as being so one's self. I do not know of any sure way of making others happy as being so one's self.
Arthur Helps quotes: Everywhere I have sought rest and not found it, except sitting in a corner by myself with a little book. Everywhere I have sought rest and not found it, except sitting in a corner by myself with a little book.
Arthur Helps quotes: Offended vanity is the great separator in social life. Offended vanity is the great separator in social life.
Arthur Helps quotes: More than half the difficulties of the world would be allayed or removed by the exhibition of good temper. More than half the difficulties of the world would be allayed or removed by the exhibition of good temper.
Arthur Helps quotes: If you would understand your own age, read the works of fiction produced in it. People in disguise speak freely. If you would understand your own age, read the works of fiction produced in it. People in disguise speak freely.
Arthur Helps quotes: In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success. In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.
Arthur Helps quotes: Men rattle their chains-to manifest their freedom. Men rattle their chains-to manifest their freedom.
Arthur Helps quotes: Entrust a secret to one whose importance will not be much increased by divulging it. Entrust a secret to one whose importance will not be much increased by divulging it.
Arthur Helps quotes: Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request. Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request.
Arthur Helps quotes: No man who has not sat in the assemblies of men can know the light, odd and uncertain ways in which decisions are often arrived at. No man who has not sat in the assemblies of men can know the light, odd and uncertain ways in which decisions are often arrived at.
Arthur Helps quotes: The sense of danger is never, perhaps, so fully apprehended as when the danger has been overcome. The sense of danger is never, perhaps, so fully apprehended as when the danger has been overcome.

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