Creative Quotations from . . .
Arthur Helps
(1813-1875) born on Mar 07
English "historian, novelist, essayist". "He was noted for imaginary dialogue, short essays and collected aphorisms, e.g., "Friends of Council," and "Brevia.""
 
   
F
If you would understand your own age, read the works of fiction produced in it. People in disguise speak freely."

R
Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.
A
Wise sayings often fall on barren ground; but a kind word is never thrown away.
N
"Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order."
K
"The greatest luxury of riches is, that they enable you to escape so much good advice."


Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F: ""Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd.""
R: ""Friends in Council.""
A: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
N: "In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
K: "In "The Cynic's Lexicon," ed. Jonathan Green, 1984."



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