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Men rattle their chains-to manifest their freedom.

Arthur Helps

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Arthur Helps
Age: 61 †
Born: 1813
Born: July 10
Died: 1875
Died: March 7
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Sir Arthur Helps
Rattle
Manifest
Chains
Freedom
Men

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He who is continually changing his point of view sees more, and more clearly, than one who, statue-like, forever stands upon the same pedestal however lofty and well-placed that pedestal may be.
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A great and frequent error in our judgment of human nature is to suppose that those sentiments and feelings have no existence, which may be only for a time concealed. The precious metals are not found at the surface of the earth, except in sandy places.
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Simple ignorance has in its time been complimented by the names of most of the vices, and of all the virtues.
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Do not shun this maxim because it is common-place. On the contrary, take the closest heed of what observant men, who would probably like to show originality, are yet constrained to repeat. Therein lies the marrow of the wisdom of the world.
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Infinite toil would not enable you to sweep away a mist but by ascending a little, you may often look over it altogether. So it is with our moral improvement: we wrestle fiercely with a vicious habit, which could have no hold upon us if we ascended into a higher moral atmosphere.
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They tell us that Pity is akin to Love if so, Pity must be a poor relation.
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Those who never philosophized until they met with disappointments, have mostly become disappointed philosophers
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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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I do not know any way so sure of making others happy as of being so oneself, to begin with.
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Some persons, instead of making a religion for their God, are content to make a god of their religion.
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An official man is always an official man, and has a wild belief in the value of Reports.
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