He was such a good man that people hated to see him coming.
Too much is just enough.
He gossips habitually; he lacks the common wisdom to keep still that deadly enemy of man, his own tongue.
If ignorance is bliss, why isn't the world happier?
What a world of trouble those who never marry escape! There are many happy matches, it is true, and sometimes "my dear," and "my love" come from the heart; but what sensible bachelor, rejoicing in his freedom and years of discretion, will run the tremendous risk?
The English are mentioned in the Bible; Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.