Any one who is much talked of, must be much maligned. This … - Arthur Helps

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Any one who is much talked of, must be much maligned. This seems to be a harsh conclusion; but when you consider how much more given men are to depreciate than to appreciate, you will acknowledge that there is some truth in the saying.

Arthur Helps

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Sir Arthur Helps (10 July 1813 – 7 March 1875) was an English writer and dean of the Privy Council.

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