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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Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.
A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.
Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.
There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.
The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.
Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.
Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.
Malicedrinketh its own poison.
If wemanage conflict constructively, we harness its energy for creativity and development.
There are two kind of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. try to be in the first group; there is a less competition there.