Tag: Sir Arthur Helps

There is nothing so easily made offensive as good reasoning; and men of clear logical minds, if not gifted at the same time with tact, make more enemies than men with bad hearts and unsound understandings.

Sir Arthur Helps

Any one who is much talked of, must be much maligned. This seems to be a harsh conclusion; but when you consider how much more given men are to depreciate than to appreciate, you will acknowledge that there is some truth in the saying.

Sir Arthur Helps

Some persons, instead of making a religion for their God, are content to make a god of their religion.

Sir Arthur Helps

Do not mistake energy for enthusiasm; the softest speakers are often the most enthusiastic of men.

Sir Arthur Helps

The more truth you can get into any business, the better. Let the other side know the defects of yours, let them know how you are to be satisfied, let there be as little to be found as possible (I should say nothing), and if your business be an honest one, it will be best tended in this way.

Sir Arthur Helps

No man ever praised two persons equally – and pleased them both.

Sir Arthur Helps