Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

People say law but they mean wealth.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

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

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it