Great Throughts Treasury

"All the defeats ever inflicted were somebody else's victories."

"Treat the other man's faith gently; it is all he has to believe with. His mind was created for his own thoughts, not yours or mine."

"The man who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn."

"The person who is too old to learn was probably always too old to learn."

"Most of our suspicions of others are aroused by what we know of ourselves."

"Disappointments should be cremated, not embalmed."

"Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity. "

"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. "

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

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