Charles H. SpurgeonThinkers

Humility is to make a right estimate of oneself.

Humility is to make a right estimate of one's self.

No is a powerful word — you should learn to say "No"; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.

Now is the watchword of the wise.

Patience is better than wisdom: an ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains. All men praise patience, but few enough can practise it; it is a medicine which is good for all diseases, and therefore every old woman recommends it; but it is not every garden that grows the herbs to make it with.

Refusing is important — you should learn to say "No"; it will be of more use to you than to be able to read Latin.