The distance between heaven and earth is no greater than one thought.
Tolkien, who created this marvellous vehicle, doesn't go anywhere in it. He just sits where he is. What I mean by that is that he always seems to be looking backwards, to a greater and more golden past; and what's more he doesn't allow girls or women...
Recall the metaphor I used in chapter 4 relating the random movements of molecules in a gas to the random movements of evolutionary change. Molecules in a gas move randomly with no apparent sense of direction. Despite this, virtually every molecule i...
Those for whom things came easily usually made less of an effort, not more.
There is no greater evil than men's failure to consult and to consider.
Vivid simplicity is the articulation, the nature of genius. Wisdom is greater than intelligence; intelligence is greater than philosobabble.
You can create tomorrow’s peace out of today’s crisis
Human happiness is defined by the hardships and conflicts you have been through. The greater they are, the greater is your happiness.
Every battle you have to fight, is an opportunity for the glory of God to be revealed.The greater the obstacles, the greater the victory.
The cult of individuality and personality, which promotes painters and poets only to promote itself, is really a business. The greater the 'genius' of the personage, the greater the profit.
Greater personal choice, individually tailored services, stronger local accountability, greater efficiency - these are all central to the new direction of travel we have set for our public services.
To be misunderstood can be the writer's punishment for having disturbed the reader's peace. The greater the disturbance, the greater the possibility of misunderstanding.
The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded.
Venture a small fish to catch a much greater one.
An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.
Governments are moved by numbers, and the greater the number of people who admit that they believe, the greater the likelihood that the secret - if there is one being kept - will be revealed.
Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women.
We must expect reverses, even defeats. They are sent to teach us wisdom and prudence, to call forth greater energies, and to prevent our falling into greater disasters.
Laws control the lesser man... Right conduct controls the greater one.
Greater qualities are needed to baer good fortune than bad.
There will always be road construction in life, and never a point when all the highways are fixed. Keep walking.
