True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

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

Conflictisn't negative, it just is.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.