There is hardly a more common error than that of taking the man who has one talent, for a genius. Arthur Helps More Quotes by Arthur Helps More Quotes From Arthur Helps Men rattle their chains-to manifest their freedom. Arthur Helps chainsfreedommen Most terrors are but spectral illusions. Only have the courage of the man who could walk up to his spectre seated in the chair before him, and sit down upon it; the horrid thing will not partake the chair with you. Arthur Helps illusionhe-manmen Be cheerful [and grateful for the good that you have]: do not brood over fond hopes unrealized until a chain is fastened on each thought and wound around the heart. Nature intended you to be the fountain-spring of cheerfulness and social life, and not the mountain of despair and melancholy. Arthur Helps gratitudegratefulspring An official man is always an official man, and has a wild belief in the value of Reports. Arthur Helps bureaucracybeliefmen There is one statesman of the present day, of whom I always say that he would have escaped making the blunders that he has made if he had only ridden more in buses. Arthur Helps busblundersmade We should lay up in our minds a store of goodly thoughts which will be a living treasure of knowledge always with us, and from which, at various times, and amidst all the shiftings of circumstances, we might be sure of drawing some comfort, guidance and sympathy. Arthur Helps drawinglifeknowledge Few have wished for memory so much as they have longed for forgetfulness. Arthur Helps forgetfulnessmemories Simple ignorance has in its time been complimented by the names of most of the vices, and of all the virtues. Arthur Helps ignorancesimplenames A sceptical young man one day conversing with the celebrated Dr. Parr, observed that he would believe nothing which he could not understand. "Then, young man, your creed will be the shortest of any man's I know." Arthur Helps infidelitymenbelieve More than half the difficulties of the world would be allayed or removed by the exhibition of good temper. Arthur Helps halfwould-beworld No man, or woman, was ever cured of love by discovering the falseness of his or her lover. The living together for three long, rainy days in the country has done more to dispel love than all the perfidies in love that have ever been committed. Arthur Helps lovemencountry The most common-place people become highly imaginative when they are in a passion. Whole dramas of insult, injury, and wrong pass before their minds,--efforts of creative genius, for there is sometimes not a fact to go upon. Arthur Helps passiondramapeople The man who could withstand, with his fellow-men in single line, a charge of cavalry may lose all command of himself on the occurrence of a fire in his own house, because of some homely reminiscence unknown to the observing bystander. Arthur Helps bystandersfiremen Many a man has a kind of a kaleidoscope, where the bits of broken glass are his own merits and fortunes; and they fall into harmonious arrangements, and delight him, often most mischievously and to his ultimate detriment; but they are a present pleasure. Arthur Helps glassesmenfall 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 silencemightmen Always win fools first. They talk much, and what they have once uttered they will stick to; whereas there is always time, up to the last moment, to bring before a wise man arguments that may entirely change his opinion. Arthur Helps wisewinningmen The world will tolerate many vices, but not their diminutives. Arthur Helps toleratevicesworld The measure of civilization in a people is to be found in its just appreciation of the wrongfulness of war. Arthur Helps appreciationwarcivilization Offended vanity is the great separator in social life. Arthur Helps vanitysociallife Wisdom is seldom gained without suffering. Arthur Helps wisdomsuffering
