The friend is the person whom one is in need of and by whom one is needed.
The friend is the person whom one is in need of and by whom one is needed. A. C. Benson
I never enter a new company without the hope that I may discover a friend, perhaps the friend, sitting there with an expectant smile. That hope survives a thousand disappointments.
I never enter a new company without the hope that I may discover a friend, perhaps the friend, sitting there with an expectant smile. That … Read More
Congenial labor is the secret of happiness.
Congenial labor is the secret of happiness. A. C. Benson
It is often wonderful how putting down on paper a clear statement of a case helps one to see, not perhaps the way out, but the way in.
It is often wonderful how putting down on paper a clear statement of a case helps one to see, not perhaps the way out, but … Read More
Congenial labor is essence of happiness.
Congenial labor is essence of happiness. A. C. Benson
I am sure it is one’s duty as a teacher to try to show boys that no opinions, no tastes, no emotions are worth much unless they are one’s own. I suffered acutely as a boy from the lack of being shown this.
I am sure it is one’s duty as a teacher to try to show boys that no opinions, no tastes, no emotions are worth much … Read More
Keeping up appearances is the most expensive thing in the world.
Keeping up appearances is the most expensive thing in the world. A. C. Benson
It seems sometimes as if one were powerless to do any more from within to overcome troubles, and that help must come from without.
It seems sometimes as if one were powerless to do any more from within to overcome troubles, and that help must come from without. A. … Read More
I don’t like authority, at least I don’t like other people’s authority.
I don’t like authority, at least I don’t like other people’s authority. A. C. Benson
I expect that all of us get pretty much what we deserve of appreciation.
I expect that all of us get pretty much what we deserve of appreciation. A. C. Benson
When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.
When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory. A. C. Benson
There remain times when one can only endure. One lives on, one doesn’t die, and the only thing that one can do, is to fill one’s mind and time as far as possible with the concerns of other people. It doesn’t bring immediate peace, but it brings the dawn nearer.
There remain times when one can only endure. One lives on, one doesn’t die, and the only thing that one can do, is to fill … Read More
Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.
Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene. A. C. Benson
I think I feel rather differently about sympathy to what seems the normal view. I like just to feel it is there, but not always expressed.
I think I feel rather differently about sympathy to what seems the normal view. I like just to feel it is there, but not always … Read More
People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.
People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way. A. C. Benson
The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears.
The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears. A. C. Benson
People who deal with life generously and large-heartedly go on multiplying relationships to the end.
People who deal with life generously and large-heartedly go on multiplying relationships to the end. A. C. Benson
As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow.
As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow. A. C. Benson
The joy of all mysteries is the certainty which comes from their contemplation, that there are many doors yet for the soul to open on her upward and inward way.
The joy of all mysteries is the certainty which comes from their contemplation, that there are many doors yet for the soul to open on … Read More
Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend’s existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.
Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend’s existence, whether he be near or far. If the … Read More