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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No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought
No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
A good conscience is the best divinity.
Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.
It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.
Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.
If youare planning on doing business with someone again, don't be too tough in thenegotiations. If you're going to skin a cat, don't keep it as a house cat.
Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.
Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to