Frank Arthur Swinnerton Inspirational Quotes (5)

The wisest man I have ever known once said to me: 'Nine out of every ten people improve on acquaintance,' and I have found his words true.

When you have done your best for a flower, and it fails, you have some reason to be aggrieved.

We would rather be in the company of somebody we like than in the company of the most superior being of our acquaintance.

To be agreeable, all that is necessary is to take an interest in other persons and in other things, to recognize that other people as a rule are much like one's self, and thankfully to admit that diversity is a glorious feature of life.

The man who fails because he aims astray or because he does not aim at all is to be found everywhere.