Does there, I wonder, exist a being who has read all, or approximately all, that the person of average culture is supposed to have read, and that not to have read is a social sin? If such a being does exist, surely he is an old, a very old man. Arnold Bennett approximatelyaverageculture share on social
There can be no knowledge without emotion. We may be aware of a truth, yet until we have felt its force, it is not ours. To the cognition of the brain must be added the experience of the soul. Arnold Bennett addawarebrain Change image and share on social
Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission. Arnold Bennett enclosureenterharmful Change image and share on social
It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality. Arnold Bennett friendgodlikeimpartiality Change image and share on social