Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

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

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.