Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out

Money is what things run into and people run out of

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

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