The real Tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces himself for his one supreme effort-he never stretches to his full capacity, never stands up to his full stature. Arnold Bennett More Quotes by Arnold Bennett More Quotes From Arnold Bennett The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is. Arnold Bennett ruts dignity inspirational The people who live in the past must yield to the people who live in the future. Otherwise the world would begin to turn the other way round. Arnold Bennett yield people past Time is the explicable raw material of everything. Arnold Bennett raw-materials materials time If you imagine that you will be able to achieve your ideal by ingeniously planning out a timetable with a pen on a piece of paper, you had better give up hope at once.If you are not prepared for discouragements and disillusions; Arnold Bennett effort giving-up lying The man who begins to go to bed forty minutes before he opens his bedroom door is bored; that is to say, he is not living. Arnold Bennett bored doors men Procrastination is suicide on the installment plan. Arnold Bennett funny-procrastination procrastination suicide Being a husband is a whole time job. That is why so many husbands fail. Arnold Bennett husband jobs giving The moment you're born you're done for. Arnold Bennett birth done giving Prepare to live by all means, but for Heaven's sake do not forget to live. Arnold Bennett life heaven mean All wrong doing is done in the sincere belief that it is the best thing to do. Arnold Bennett done mistake funny During a long and varied career as a bachelor, dear spouse [mock platform manner], I have noticed that marriage is usually the death of politeness between a man and a woman. Arnold Bennett marriage careers men Literature exists so that where one man has lived finely ten thousand may afterward live finely Arnold Bennett literature may men The manner in which one single ray of light, one single precious hint, will clarify and energize the whole mental life of him who receives it, is among the most wonderful and heavenly of intellectual phenomena. Arnold Bennett light intellectual life The parents exist to teach the child, but also they must learn what the child has to teach them; and the child has a very great deal to teach them Arnold Bennett parents-love parenting children The most important preliminary to the task of arranging one's life so that one may live fully and comfortably within one's daily budget of 24 hours is the calm realization of the extreme difficulty of the task, of the sacrifices and the endless effort which it demands. Arnold Bennett effort sacrifice life You can only acquire really useful general ideas by first acquiring particular ideas . . . You cannot make bricks without straw. Arnold Bennett bricks ideas firsts I know people who read and read, and for all the good it does them, they might as well cut bread and butter. Unless you give at least 45 minutes of careful, fatiguing reflection upon what you are reading, your minutes are chiefly wasted. Arnold Bennett cutting reading reflection Make love to every woman you meet; if you get five per cent of your outlay it's a good investment. Arnold Bennett cents investment love Only a very gifted mind could cope singly with all the problems which present themselves in the perfecting of a home. Arnold Bennett problem mind home It is only people of small stature who have to stand on their dignity. Arnold Bennett stature dignity people
