Words of Wisdom — March 7, 2014 Sir Arthur Helps on “Yes Men” bigthinkeditor Copy a link to the article entitled http://Sir%20Arthur%20Helps%20on%20“Yes%20Men” Share Sir Arthur Helps on “Yes Men” on Facebook Share Sir Arthur Helps on “Yes Men” on Twitter (X) Share Sir Arthur Helps on “Yes Men” on LinkedIn “The greatest luxury of riches is that they enable you to escape so much good advice.”– Sir Arthur Helps
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