Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

To beprepared is half the victory.