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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Trust exists; only lies are invented.
Silenceis argument carried out by other means.
Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.
Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.
A happy family is but an earlier heaven.
Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.
Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.
The power to do good is also the power to do harm.
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
The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.