A man watches his pear tree day after day, impatient for the ripening of the fruit. Let him attempt to force the process, and he may spoil both fruit and tree. But let him patiently wait, and the ripe pear at length falls into his lap.
If you don't want to use the army, I should like to borrow it for a while. Yours respectfully,
When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it is best to let him run.
He has a right to criticize, who has a heart to help.
Stand with anybody that stands right, stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.