Henry Wheeler Shaw

We hate those who will not take our advice, and despise them who do.

— Henry Wheeler Shaw

Common Sense is instinct, and enough of it is genius.

— Henry Wheeler Shaw

The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.

— Henry Wheeler Shaw

Man was created a little lower than the angels and has bin getting a little lower ever since.

— Henry Wheeler Shaw

It is a very delicate job to forgive a man, without lowering him in his own estimation, and yours too.

— Henry Wheeler Shaw

My son, observe the postage stamp! Its usefulness depends upon its ability to stick to one thing until it gets there.

— Henry Wheeler Shaw

It ain't often that a man's reputation outlasts his money.

— Henry Wheeler Shaw

About the only difference between the poor and the rich, is this, the poor suffer misery, while the rich have to enjoy it.

— Henry Wheeler Shaw

No one can disgrace us but ourselves.

— Henry Wheeler Shaw

There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them.

— Henry Wheeler Shaw