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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Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.
Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.
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The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.
Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.
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In God we trust; all others pay cash.
Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem
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