Inspirational Quotes by George Augustus Henry Sala (British Journalist, Writer)

George Augustus Henry Fairfield Sala (1828–95) was an English writer, journalist, and editor renowned for his contributions to 19th-century English literature and journalism. Known for his sharp wit and keen social observation, his work left a lasting impact on Victorian literature and the evolution of English journalistic writing.

Born in London, Sala began his career in the arts, initially working as a draftsman and illustrator before turning to full-time writing. He focused on travel writing, social commentary, and literary journalism, which earned him a prominent place in Victorian literary circles.

Sala gained widespread fame for his work with The Illustrated London News, contributing a variety of articles, particularly those detailing his travels across Europe and the Mediterranean. His engaging firsthand accounts resonated with readers. His first major success, A Journey Due North (1858,) documented his travels to Scandinavia and was well received by both readers and critics.

His most notable work, The Seven Sons of Mammon (1872,) is a novel that explores themes of greed, ambition, and social class in Victorian society. He also authored My Diary in America in the Midst of War (1865,) offering a unique perspective on the American Civil War and its societal impact.

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Society is the master and man is the servant; and it is entirely according as society proves a good or bad master, whether he turns out a bad or a good servant.
—George Augustus Henry Sala
Topics: Man

In the intercourse of social life, it is by little acts of watchful kindness recurring daily and hourly, by words, tones, gestures, looks, that affection is won and preserved.
—George Augustus Henry Sala
Topics: Kindness

A gambler with a System must be, to a greater or lesser extent, insane.
—George Augustus Henry Sala
Topics: Gambling

How beautifully is it ordered, that as many thousands work for one, so must every individual bring his labor to make the whole.—The highest is not to despise the lowest, nor the lowest to envy the highest; each must live in all and by all.—So God has ordered, that men, being in need of each other, should learn to love each other, and to bear each other’s burdens.
—George Augustus Henry Sala
Topics: Help

Not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
—George Augustus Henry Sala
Topics: Conversation

The future is always a fairy land to the young.
—George Augustus Henry Sala

Thought engenders thought. Place one idea upon paper, another will follow it, and still another, until you have written a page. You cannot fathom your mind. It is a well of thought which has no bottom. The more you draw from it, the more clear and fruitful will it be. If you neglect to think yourself, and use other people’s thoughts, giving them utterance only, you will never know what you are capable of. At first your ideas may come out in lumps, homely and shapeless; but no matter; time and perseverance will arrange and polish them. Learn to think, and you will learn to write; the more you think, the better you will express your ideas.
—George Augustus Henry Sala
Topics: Thought, Mind

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