And people are hard to suit,
And the man who plays on the violin
Is a bore to the man with a flute.”
No man can be provident of his time who is not prudent in the choice of his company.
—Jeremy Taylor.
Every great man is always being helped by everybody; for his gift is to get good out of all things and all persons.
—Ruskin.
Belief in compensation, or that nothing is got for nothing, characterizes all valuable minds.
—Emerson.
Never shrink from anything which your business calls you to do. The man who is above his business may one day find his business above him.