One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.

One-half the troubles of this life can be traced to saying yes too quickly and not saying no soon enough.

None pities him that is in the snare, who warned before, would not beware

None pities him that is in the snare, who warned before, would not beware

Advertising enriches life by quickening the imagination, arousing interest and enlarging the taste.

Advertising enriches life by quickening the imagination, arousing interest and enlarging the taste.

Pity is not natural to man. Children and savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation read more

Pity is not natural to man. Children and savages are always cruel. Pity is acquired and improved by the cultivation of reason. We may have uneasy sensations from seeing a creature in distress, without pity; but we have not pity unless we wish to relieve him.

Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for read more

Being Lutheran, Mother believed that self-pity is a deadly sin and so is nostalgia, and she had no time for either

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

To succeed, jump as quickly at opportunities as you do at conclusions.

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Youth is easily deceived because it is quick to hope.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe

Pity is best taught by fellowship in woe