I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Ignorance is a form of environmental pollution.

The comforter's head never aches.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.