Conflictis neither good nor bad. Properly managed, it is absolutely vital.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Don't throwout the baby with the bath water.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

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

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.