As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

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.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.