Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

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

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

You can't unscramble an egg.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.