Civilisation is a conspiracy.

The task of leadership is not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it, for the greatness is there already.

I believe that all wisdom consists in caring immensely for a few right things, and not caring a straw about the rest.

The charm of fishing is that it is the pursuit of what is elusive but attainable, a perpetual series of occasions for hope.

That is the supreme value of history. The study of it is the best guarantee against repeating it.

There may be Peace without Joy, and Joy without Peace, but the two combined make Happiness.

The true definition of a snob is one who craves for what separates men rather than for what unites them.

It's a great life, if you don't weaken.

Every man at the bottom of his heart believes that he is a born detective.

The robe of flesh wears thin, and with the years God shines through all things.

Without humility there can be no humanity.

Let's never stop holding each other's hands.We all need to have our hand held sometimes.

Wisdom’s slaves are better than folly’s kings.

It is only when the maker of things is a maker of things by vocation, and not merely holding down a job, that the price of things is approximate to their real value. . . .

Nature has given us two ears but only one mouth.

There can be no lasting peace, no security, nor can we as human beings begin to touch our full potential, as long as hunger overwhelms the human spirit around this planet.

Sometimes things seem so unbearable in the middle of the night, don't they? In the middle of the night, we're all such children.

Our lives consist of two numbers: date of birth and date of death.

I knew I was going to go into the field and make fun of people to their faces. I knew what I was getting into.

If you want to reach your goals and dreams, you cannot do it without discipline

A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition