Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

To exaggrerate is to weaken.