How long should a man's legs be?

«How long should a man's legs be? Long enough to touch the ground» 

J. D. Salinger

You can easily judge the character of a man by

«You can easily judge the character of a man by how he treats those who can do nothing for him»

Goethe 

In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than

«In order to improve the mind, we ought less to learn, than to contemplate»

René Descartes

What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears

«What man does not understand, he fears; and what he fears, he tends to destroy» 

William Butler Yeats

There is some good in this world

«There is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for» 

J. R. R. Tolkien 

You never know what is enough unless

«You never know what is enough unless you know what is more than enough»

William Blake  

As long as nothing happens

«As long as nothing happens anything is possible...»

Graham Greene