Henry S. Haskins Quotes

The art of a pedant is to divert his pupils from noticing the smallness of his puddle, and to make them attribute his apparent size to his being a really big toad.

There are many branches of learning, but only the one solid tree-trunk of wisdom.

Ugly facts are a challenge to beautify them.

We demand about everything of ourselves but discrimination in what we demand.

Be a sincere effort never so misguided, to laugh at it is a breach of faith with decency.

Many of us are impersonations of what we know we ought to be.

When you start to indulge yourself, remember it is what they do with invalids and children.

A soul which is truly in earnest is not above disabling the body to discourage dangerous competition.

The way to get the most out of a victory is to follow it with another that makes it look small.

The darkness around us might somewhat light up if we would first practice using the light we have on the place we are.

Many of our intentions die after we have put their harness on.

We cannot be too earnest, too persistent, too determined, about living superior to the herd instinct.

Some talk in quarto volumes and act in pamphlets.

Make a party over your negative thoughts, assuring them that they are the safest, the most cautious, company you have ever kept. At first they will swallow your flattery, but then suddenly, stricken with shame, and knowing themselves for the impostors they are, out and off they will go.

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