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Arnold Bennett was a British writer known for his film scripts, playing a significant role in the development of the film industry in the early 20th century.

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Famous Arnold Bennett Quotes

“The most important preliminary to the task of arranging one's life so that one may live fully and comfortably within one's daily budget of 24 hours is the calm realization of the extreme difficulty of the task, of the sacrifices and the endless effort which it demands.”

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Book:How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

Source: How to Live on 24 Hours a Day

“Happiness includes chiefly the idea of satisfaction after full honest effort. No one can possibly be satisfied and no one can be happy who feels that in some paramount affairs he failed to take up the challenge of life.”

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Author:Arnold Bennett

“The real Tragedy is the tragedy of the man who never in his life braces himself for his one supreme effort-he never stretches to his full capacity, never stands up to his full stature.”

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Author:Arnold Bennett

“It is easier to go down a hill than up, but the view is from the top.”

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“If you imagine that you will be able to achieve your ideal by ingeniously planning out a timetable with a pen on a piece of paper, you had better give up hope at once.If you are not prepared for discouragements and disillusions; if you will not be content with a small result for a big effort, then do not begin. Lie down again and resume the uneasy doze which you call your existence.”

Source: How to Live on 24 Hours a Day: with The Human Machine