Arthur Helps: Quotes about men

Arthur Helps was British writer. Explore interesting quotes on men.

Arthur Helps: 34 quotes0 likes

“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.”

Source: Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms. (1871), p. 6

“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.”

Source: Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms. (1871), p. 114

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

Source: Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd. 1901, p.17.