Arthur Helps
Arthur Helps
Sir Arthur Helps KCB HonDCLwas an English writer and dean of the Privy Council. He was a Cambridge Apostle...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionHistorian
Date of Birth10 July 1813
character world concern
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.
character errors feelings
A great and frequent error in our judgment of human nature is to suppose that those sentiments and feelings have no existence, which may be only for a time concealed. The precious metals are not found at the surface of the earth, except in sandy places.
jealous deception may
If you are often deceived by those around you, you may be sure that you deserve to be deceived; and that instead of railing at the general falseness of mankind, you have first to pronounce judgment on your own jealous tyranny, or on your own weak credulity.
gratitude way favour
You cannot ensure the gratitude of others for a favour conferred upon them in the way which is most agreeable to yourself.
happiness self way
I do not know of any sure way of making others happy as being so one's self.
men house 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.
time father people
People resemble still more the time in which they live, than they resemble their fathers.
inspirational motivational success
Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense.
fortune hostage
Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.
men empathy understanding
It takes a great man to make a great listener
thinking men deceived
Do not be deceived into thinking that how a man acts is the full picture.
ego selfishness world
Selfishness, when it is punished by the world, is mostly punished because it is connected with egotism.
success business congratulations
In a balanced organization, working towards a common objective, there is success.
reading book men
Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written.