Arthur Christopher Benson was son of Edward White Benson, and also brother of Edward Frederic Benson and Robert Hugh Benson. Benson has written a huge amount of reflective essayer and rhymes, as well as numerous biographical jobs, consisting of the papa in 1900, his sibling Robert Hugo in 1915, and so on. Along with Viscount Esher that he brought Queen Victoria's letters 1907th.
For the masses is possibly Benson's best success is the message of Sir Edward Elgar's Pomp and also Circumstance March No. 1 on the Last Night of the Proms, which yearly in September will end up the summer season's supposed boardwalk shows (Proms) at the Royal Albert Hall in London. This practice began very first time on 19 oktober 901th. It is the initial of 6 marches that were written to King Edward VII's crowning 1902nd Benson included lines of message, starting with Land of Hope and Glory.
This can be heard sung by passionate football fans and are found in countless movies and various other contexts and also have actually typically had to reflect the love of the British as well as excellent event atmosphere in general.
Our collection contains 13 quotes who is written / told by C. Benson, under the main topic Business.
"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"
"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"
"As I make my slow pilgrimage through the world, a certain sense of beautiful mystery seems to gather and grow"
"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"
"Very often a change of self is needed more than a change of scene"
"When you get to my age life seems little more than one long march to and from the lavatory"
"People seldom refuse help, if one offers it in the right way"
"Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste"
"I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction"
"The worst sorrows in life are not in its losses and misfortunes, but its fears"
"Man, an animal that makes bargains"
"Ambition often puts Men upon doing the meanest offices; so climbing is performed in the same position with creeping"
