Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it at all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense. Arthur Helps accomplishachieveconfidence Change image and share on social
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. Arthur Helps destroygreathouse Change image and share on social
A man's action is only a picture book of his creed. Arthur Helps actionbookcreed Change image and share on social
Every happiness is a hostage to fortune. Arthur Helps fortunehappinesshostage Change image and share on social
Experience is the extract of suffering. Arthur Helps experienceextractsuffer Change image and share on social
There are no better cosmetics than a severe temperance and purity, modesty and humility, a gracious temper and calmness of spirit; and there is no true beauty without the signatures of these graces in the very countenance. Arthur Helps beautycalmnesscosmetic share on social
A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection. Arthur Helps admirationaffectionmixture Change image and share on social
The sense of danger is never, perhaps, so fully apprehended as when the danger has been overcome. Arthur Helps apprehenddangerfully Change image and share on social
Routine is not organization, any more than paralysis is order. Arthur Helps orderorganizationparalysis Change image and share on social
It has always appeared to me, that there is so much to be done in this world, that all self-inflicted suffering which cannot be turned to good account for others, is a loss - a loss, if you may so express it, to the spiritual world. Arthur Helps accountappearexpress share on social
