Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

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

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Instead of focusing on big goals,focus on small goals.Small victories always lead to large ones.Swami Vivekanand..