Civilization, in a sly

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

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There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.
Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.
Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?
It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.
Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.
Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.
If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.
Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.
You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.
A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.
It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.