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

I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I speakthe truth, and they never believe me.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.