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.
  

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Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.
Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.
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Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.