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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We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.
Evena sheet of paper has two sides.
Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.
A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.
Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.
One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.
Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.
Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.
All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour
Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.
To effectivelycommunicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceivethe world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication withothers.
Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.