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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Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.
I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.
Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.
It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.
Themost prepared are the most dedicated.
To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.
There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.
Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!
You'vegot to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, know when to run.
Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.
If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
Evil alone has oil for every wheel