Humility is the only true wisdom by which we prepare our minds for all the possible changes of life.

Producer George Tyler commissioned Louis Napoleon Parker in 1911 to write a play specifically tailored for Arliss and the actor toured in Disraeli for five years eventually becoming closely identified with the 19th century British prime minister. Arliss was educated at Harrow he started work in his father's publishing office but left age eighteen to go on the stage. Up the Years from Bloomsbury (1927)
Arliss George.

He was the first British actor to win an Academy Award.