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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A man's ruin lies in his tongue.
Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.
Patience is the art of hoping.
Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.
Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.
Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.
Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.
Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and
.Oneshould count each day a separate life.
Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
Evena sheet of paper has two sides.
The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.