Famous A. C. Benson Quotes: A. C. Benson was an English essayist, poet, and author best known for his reflective writings and contributions to literature. His words inspire introspection, appreciation for life’s quiet moments, and a thoughtful approach to personal growth, encouraging readers to seek balance, purpose, and inner peace.
“Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene.” – A. C. Benson
“People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way.” – Man, an animal that makes bargains.” – A. C. Benson
“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.” – A. C. Benson
“The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears.” – A. C. Benson
“When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory.” – A. C. Benson
“Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that’s good taste.” – A. C. Benson
“As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow.” – A. C. Benson
“Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping.” – 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.” – A. C. Benson
“I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.” – A. C. Benson
“One’s mind has a way of making itself up in the background, and it suddenly becomes clear what one means to do.” – A. C. Benson
“A well begun is half ended.” – A. C. Benson