Conflictis the gadfly

Conflictis the gadfly
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.
  

Jan, 20 2012     177 chars (2 sms)     1120 views       Quotes

more Quotes SMS Messages

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.
You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.
All thingsat first appear difficult.
It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.
The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.
Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.
Nothing is a permanent except change.
Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.
To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.
Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.
Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.
Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.