Some people are like wheelbarrows; useful only when pushed, and very easily upset. The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.
— Henry S. Haskins
When a thing is not worth overdoing, leave it alone!
Treat the other man's faith gently: it is all he has to believe with.
Each experience through which we pass operates ultimately for our good. This is a correct attitude to adopt and we must be able to see it in that light.
Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.
Many a man gets weary of clamping down on his rough impulses, which if given occasional release would encourage the living of life with salt in it, in place of dust.