When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

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.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.