It is customary for the unthinking to imagine that they must do something big or great in order to expect returns, but this is a mistake. We show our greatness in little things, because we know that many little things make up a great thing. The more small things we do the greater will be the accumulation in the end.
Do not patronize any man or he will repulse your approach; you must encourage, which is far different from patronizing. By assuming a patronizing air you assume a superiority which is disliked.
This is an age of small things that go to make up big things, and we must fall in with the conditions of the age in which we live and expect to do business.
HOW TO LEARN SELF-CONTROL
To master the feelings the head and the heart should work together.
All of our emotions may be said to come from the heart, and the latter is set in motion by the will power which is the head.
There are times when a man feels like “boiling over” as it is called, but policy and good judgment warn him to keep within bounds.
It is always our sentiments or feelings and emotions that need a curbing hand, our opinions can take care of themselves.
Where our feelings and our mind go together there is no trouble, for then duty and inclination go together. But where our feelings are not regulated and controlled, they become unstable and shifting. Like the winds that blow where they list and whither no man can tell, our lack of self-control may drive us to the most violent acts. We become the sport of chance desires and vagrant impulses.
Control is essential because from our ill-regulated acts much injustice and harm may be done, not only to ourselves but to others.