I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.