Arnold Bennett Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Arnold Bennett quotes, Arnold Bennett sayings, and Arnold Bennett proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

Women are strange and incomprehensible, a device invented by Providence to keep the wit of man well sharpened by constant employment. Arnold Bennett
Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. Arnold Bennett
Your own mind is a sacred enclosure into which nothing harmful can enter except by your permission. Arnold Bennett
Being a husband is a whole-time job. That is why so many husbands fail. They cannot give their entire attention to it. Arnold Bennett
Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. Arnold Bennett
A man of 60 has spent 20 years in bed and over three years in eating. Arnold Bennett
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism. Arnold Bennett
One of the commonest characteristics of the successful man is his idleness, his immense capacity for wasting time. Arnold Bennett
A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it. Arnold Bennett
The great advantage of being in a rut is that when one is in a rut, one knows exactly where one is. Arnold Bennett
Of all the inhabitants of the inferno, none but Lucifer knows that hell is hell, and the secret function of purgatory is to make of heaven an effective reality. Arnold Bennett
The saxophone is the embodied spirit of beer. Arnold Bennett
The proper, wise balancing of one’s whole life may depend upon the feasibility of a cup of tea at an unusual hour. Arnold Bennett
A good novel rushes you forward like a skiff down a stream, and you arrive at the end, perhaps breathless, but unexhausted Arnold Bennett
A cause may be inconvenient, but it's magnificent. It's like champagne or high heels, and one must be prepared to suffer for it. Arnold Bennett
It is well, when judging a friend, to remember that he is judging you with the same godlike and superior impartiality. Arnold Bennett
Having once decided to achieve a certain task, achieve it all costs of tedium and distaste. The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labor is immense. Arnold Bennett
Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism. Indeed, I think it must be more agreeable, must have a more real savor, than optimism--from the way in which pessimists abandon themselves to it. Arnold Bennett
Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts. Arnold Bennett