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Quotes from How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day — Arnold Bennett

1867–1931 England

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A prig is a pompous fool who has gone out for a ceremonial walk, and without knowing it has lost an important part of his attire, namely, his sense of humour.

How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day (1910)

And, 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 labour is immense.

How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day (1910)

Yes books are valuable. But not reading of books will take the place of a daily, candid, honest examination of what one has recently done, and what one is about to do - of a steady looking at one's self in the face (disconcerting though the sight may be).

How to Live on Twenty-Four Hours a Day (1910)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Arnold Bennett (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.