Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Do notfind fault, find a remedy.

The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.