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

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Within-groupconflict is always personal and emotional even if it begins with impersonalissues.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.