A witty saying proves nothing.
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
It behooves every man to remember that the work of the critic, is of altogether secondary importance, and that, in the end, progress is accomplished by the man who does things.
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
One often contradicts an opinion when what is uncongenial is really the tone in which it was conveyed.
Do not speak harshly to any one; those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry speech is painful: blows for blows will touch thee.
Never attribute to malice what can be adequately explained by stupidity.
After all is said and done, a lot more will have been said than done.