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Arthur Helps was a British writer and critic renowned for his contributions to literary and art criticism. Born on July 10, 1813, he made a significant impact on the literary world with his insightful analyses and reviews. Helps passed away on March 7, 1875, leaving behind a lasting legacy of critical thought and appreciation for the arts.

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Famous Arthur Helps Quotes

“The man who could withstand, with his fellow-men in single line, a charge of cavalry may lose all command of himself on the occurrence of a fire in his own house, because of some homely reminiscence unknown to the observing bystander.”

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Book:Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms

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“There is hardly a more common error than that of taking the man who has one talent, for a genius.”

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Book:Essays and aphorisms

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“Alas! it is not the child but the boy that generally survives in the man.”

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“Most terrors are but spectral illusions. Only have the courage of the man who could walk up to his spectre seated in the chair before him, and sit down upon it; the horrid thing will not partake the chair with you.”

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Book:Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms

Source: Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms

About the Author

Born: July 10, 1813
Died: March 7, 1875
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 96

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Thoughts in the Cloister and the CrowdRelated source material

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Brevia: Short Essays and AphorismsRelated source material

Friends in Council: A Series of Readings and Discourse ThereonRelated source material

Companions of My SolitudeRelated source material

Essays Written in the Intervals of Business: To which is Added An Essay on Organization in Daily LifeRelated source material

Conversations on war and general cultureRelated source material

Organization in Daily Life: An EssayRelated source material

Friends in CouncilRelated source material

Friends in Council: A Series of Readings and Discourses Thereon. A New SeriesRelated source material

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