“These times are too progressive. Everything has changed too fast. Railroads and telegraphs and kerosene and coal stoves -- they're good to have but the trouble is, folks get to depend on 'em.”

“Keep diving and get really good at it. Too many folks try many other activities and don’t get good at any of them.”

“Everything is happening too fast for me to process it.”

“They say I'm old-fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast!”

“That's the trouble with losing your mind; by the time it's gone, it's too late to get it back.”

“People tend the take everything too seriously. Especially themselves. Yep. And that's probably what makes 'em scared and hurt so much of the time. Life is too serious to take that seriously.”

“The trouble with organizing a thing is that pretty soon folks get to paying more attention to the organization than to what they're organized for.”

“everything comes and goes; pleasure moves on too early and trouble leaves too slow”

“Wisdom cannot come by railroad or automobile or aeroplane, or be hurried up by telegraph or telephone.”

“The little folk dare anything", said his friend. "And they talk a lot of nonsense. But they talks an awful lot of sense, as well. You listen to 'em at your peril, and you ignore 'em at your peril, too.”