The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot make it. That rests with the woman,… — Arthur Helps Family Copy Share Image
It is in length of patience, endurance and forbearance that so much of what is good in mankind and womankind is shown. — Arthur Helps Endurance Copy Share Image
There is hardly a more common error than that of taking the man who has one talent, for a genius. — Arthur Helps Common Copy Share Image
Man ceased to be an ape, vanquished the ape, on the day the first book was written. — Arthur Helps Apes Copy Share Image
Entrust a secret to one whose importance will not be much increased by divulging it. — Arthur Helps Entrust Copy Share Image
People resemble still more the time in which they live, than they resemble their fathers. — Arthur Helps Father Copy Share Image
Thoughts there are, not to be translated into any language, and spirits alone can read them. — Arthur Helps Language Copy Share Image
More than half the difficulties of the world would be allayed or removed by the exhibition of good temper. — Arthur Helps Difficulty Copy Share Image
Infinite toil would not enable you to sweep away a mist; but by ascending a little, you may often look over it… — Arthur Helps Ascending Copy Share Image
A great and frequent error in our judgment of human nature is to suppose that those sentiments and feelings have no existence,… — Arthur Helps Character Copy Share Image
Any one who is much talked of be much maligned. This seems to be a harsh conclusion; but when you consider how… — Arthur Helps Acknowledge Copy Share Image
Most terrors are but spectral illusions. Only have the courage of the man who could walk up to his spectre seated in… — Arthur Helps Chairs Copy Share Image
The heroic example of other days is in great part the source of the courage of each generation; and men walk up… — Arthur Helps Brave Copy Share Image
It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in this world, that all self-inflicted suffering which… — Arthur Helps Accounts Copy Share Image
A sceptical young man one day conversing with the celebrated Dr. Parr, observed that he would believe nothing which he could not… — Arthur Helps Believe Copy Share Image
Men of much depth of mind can bear a great deal of counsel; for it does not easily deface their own character,… — Arthur Helps Advice Copy Share Image
I do not know any way so sure of making others happy as of being so oneself, to begin with. — Arthur Helps Happiness Copy Share Image
Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request. — Arthur Helps Foundation Copy Share Image
An official man is always an official man, and he has a wild belief in the value of reports. — Arthur Helps Belief Copy Share Image
The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice. — Arthur Helps Advice Copy Share Image
