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The most enthusiastic man in a cause is rarely chosen as the leader.

— Arthur Helps Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd (1835)

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Do not mistake energy for enthusiasm; the softest speakers are often the most enthusiastic of men.

Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd (1835)

There is hardly a more common error than that of taking the man who has one talent, for a genius.

Thoughts in the Cloister and the Crowd (1835)

Friendship is often outgrown; and his former child’s clothes will no more fit a man than some of his former friendships.

The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice. The rich are always advising the poor; but the poor seldom return the compliment.

Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms (1871)

Some persons, instead of making a religion for their God, are content to make a god of their religion.

Brevia: Short Essays and Aphorisms (1871)

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