James Wood, comp. Dictionary of Quotations. 1899. Helps
Always win fools first; they talk much, and what they have once uttered they will stick to. 1 Infinite toil would not enable you to sweep away a mist; but, by ascending a little, you may often overlook it altogether. 2 It takes a great man to make a good listener. 3 Love shows, even to the dullest, the possibilities of the human race. 4 Most terrors are but spectral illusions. 5 Patience is even more rarely manifested in the intellect than in the temper. 6 Some persons, instead of making a religion for their God, are content to make a god of their religion. 7 The man at the head of the house can mar the pleasure of the household; but he cannot make it. That must rest with the woman, and it is her greatest privilege. 8 The rich are always advising the poor; but the poor seldom venture to return the compliment. 9
