Henry S. Haskins

“Almost any event will put on a new face when received with cheerful acceptance.”

“Acceptance makes any event put on a new face.”

“The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.”

“No one has yet computed how many imaginary triumphs are silently celebrated by people each year to keep up their courage.”

“An impossibility does not disturb us until its accomplishment shows what fools we were.”

“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.”

“If a man hears much that a woman says, she is not beautiful.”

“The greatest masterpieces were once only pigments on a palette.”

“Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.”

“When a thing is not worth overdoing, leave it alone!”