“He never complained. He seemed to have no instinct for the making much of oneself that complaining requires.”
“I could not really complain, because he had only given me his word of honor as security; I ought to have required of him something substantial.”
“He was never lonely, not with his books for company. Books never complained, never asked awkward questions.”
“Never complain, never explain. Resist the temptation to defend yourself or make excuses.”
“Ask a sage, he will explain.Ask a fool, he will complain.”
“We always have reason to rejoice and never have reason to complain.”