Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.