Henry S Haskins
1. “Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity”
2. When a thing is not worth overdoing, leave it alone!”
3. “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”
4. “Treat the other man’s faith gently: it is all he has to believe with”
5. “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”
6. “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”
7. “ if we exiled our sins, our virtues would get lonely without their old sparring partners.”
8. “We cannot be too earnest, too persistent, too determined about living superior to the herd instinct.”
9. “If you obtain provision for yourself of spiritual abundance, don’t throw the surplus at people’s heads; feed it back into your own industry as capital for the production of more abundance.”
10. “Man is sadly retarded by allowable imperfections.“
11. “Though the fool is to be pitied, still he is spared watching spurious wisdom to ashes in his head.“
12. “We condemn a sin before we have even tried it.
13. Remembrance of hopes that were silly has an especial tenderness, for much of their silliness came from a thoughtless credulity which we would be glad to have back again.
14. “When you start to indulge yourself, remember it is what they do with invalids and children.“
15. The greatest masterpieces were once only pigments on a palette.
16. Normal is the wrong name often used for average
17. The worst habit a person can have is to interfere with the habits of others
18. If a man hears a lot of what a woman says, she’s not pretty
19. It is only an uncivilized world that would worship civilization.
20. Man is liberated from his illusions to make room for a fresh set.
21. Much more is known about the stars than about rheumatism
22. Thoughts left unsaid are never wasted.
23. Symbols have a trick of stealing the show away from the thing they stand for.
24. Many of us are impersonations of what we know we ought to be.
25. Discontent follows ambition like a shadow.
Running Down Vimy 