In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

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.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

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

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.