Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

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

Thewill to win is worthless if you do not have the will to prepare.
Beforeyou build a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.