Quotes from Henry S. Haskins

A stiff attitude is one of the phenomena of rigor mortis.

Good behavior is the last refuge of mediocrity.

The greatest masterpieces were once only pigments on a palette.

Treat the other man's faith gently: it is all he has to believe with.

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.

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.

Disappointments should be cremated, not embalmed.

Imitation can acquire pretty much everything but the power which created the thing imitated.

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.

Don't refuse to go on an occasional wild-goose chase; that is what wild geese are made for.

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

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

The inward light is forever striving to gather enough additional light to penetrate the fog of our senses.

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

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

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

With some whose nerves have a deep covering of fat, happiness is less of a problem that it is an accident of anatomy.

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.

Panic at the thought of doing a thing is a challenge to do it.

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.

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.