Quotes by A.C. Benson

“ I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction. “

-A.C. Benson-

I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.

People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.

Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.

A well begun is half ended.

One's mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.

All the best stories are but one story in reality - the story of escape. It is the only thing which interests us all and at all times, how to escape.

The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears.

As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow.

Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.

The awful penalty of success is the haunting dread of subsequent failure.

Introducing A.C. Benson

A. C. Benson (1862–1925) was an English essayist, poet, and academic, renowned for his reflective and introspective writing. He served as Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, and penned the lyrics to the patriotic song "Land of Hope and Glory." Benson's diaries, published posthumously, provide valuable insights into his life and the literary circles of his time.