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

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

.Oneshould count each day a separate life.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

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

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

The major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.