Only Time Will Tell (The Clifton Chronicles series Book 1)

by Jeffrey Archer

‘The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog’,

can make that decision,’ said Old Jack, ‘but if you run away every time you come up against the Fishers of this world, you’ll end up like me, one of life’s also-rans, to quote the headmaster.’

‘I might have been,’ said Old Jack, ‘if I hadn’t run away the moment I came across my Fisher. But I settled for the easy way out, and only thought about myself.’

‘Remember that it’s far easier to spend money than to earn it,

You can often judge the character of a person by the way he treats his fellow men.

God gave you the remarkable gift of leadership and the ability to inspire your fellow men, so I beg you not to go to your grave knowing that when the time comes for you to face your maker, you will, as in the parable Matthew 25, v14–30, have to confess that you buried the one talent He gave you. Rather, use that gift for the benefit of your fellow men, so that when your time comes, as it surely must, and those same men attend your funeral, the Victoria Cross will not be the only thing they remember when they hear the name Jack Tarrant. Your loving father

if you make a deal with a fool, don’t be surprised when they act foolishly.

Get off your backside and do something positive.

I find I don’t learn a lot while I’m talking,