Thedirect use of

Thedirect use of
Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.
  

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One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.
Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.
The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.
Renown and repose do not go together.
Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.
Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.
One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.
Silence is argument carried out by other means.
Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.
Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.
Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.
Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.