He who gainsa

He who gainsa
He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.
  

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Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.
Thesubconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.
Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.
It's good to shut up sometimes.
In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.
Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.
A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.
I’mwilling for any solution religious, political. I’m not going to keepoffering to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.
The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.
Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.