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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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.
We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.
When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.
The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking
Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved
It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.
The comforter's head never aches.
Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.
It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.
If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.