Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Evil communication corrupt good manners.

What is well done is done soon enough.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.