Famous Quotes by Sir Arthur Helps

Below are famous quotes by Sir Arthur Helps - .

It is better in some respects to be admired by those with whom you live, than to be loved by them. And this is not on account of any gratification of vanity, but because admiration is so much more tolerant than love.

Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.

Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away.

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