By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

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

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

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.