112 Quotes by Arthur Helps

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.

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.

You cannot ensure the gratitude of others for a favour conferred upon them in the way which is most agreeable to yourself.

I do not know of any sure way of making others happy as being so one's self.

People resemble still more the time in which they live, than they resemble their fathers.

Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.

It takes a great man to make a great listener

Do not be deceived into thinking that how a man acts is the full picture.

Selfishness, when it is punished by the world, is mostly punished because it is connected with egotism.