Remember that in giving any reason at all for refusing, you lay some foundation for a future request.
It takes a great man to make a great listener
Infinite toil would not enable you to sweep away a mist; but by ascending a little you may often look over it altogether.
A mixture of admiration and pity is one of the surest recipes for affection.
Alas! it is not the child but the boy that generally survives in the man.
An official man is always an official man, and has a wild belief in the value of Reports.