Quotes by Sir Arthur Helps

Experience is the extract of suffering.

Reading is sometimes an ingenious device for avoiding thought.

The man of the house can destroy the pleasure of the household, but he cannot make it. That rests with the woman, and it is her greatest privilege.

The rich are always advising the poor, but the poor seldom return the compliment.

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

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