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.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Do notfind fault, find a remedy.

If anenemy is annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

The present is never a happy state to any being

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.