You will make all kinds of mistakes; but as long as you are generous and true, and also fierce, you cannot hurt the world or even seriously distress her.
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Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never-in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.
If the human race wishes to have a prolonged and indefinite period of material prosperity, they have only got to behave in a peaceful and helpful way toward one another.
Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfills the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.
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Any man can make mistakes, but only an idiot persists in his error.
Be bold. If you're going to make an error, make a doozy, and don't be afraid to hit the ball.
Creativity is often blocked to trying to be perfect. Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes.
The opposite is beneficial; from things that differ comes the fastest fairest attunement; all things are born through strife.
We still have a choice today: nonviolent coexistence or violent coannihilation. This may well be mankind's last chance between chaos and community.
In all negotiations of difficulty, a man may not look to sow and reap at once; but must prepare business, and so ripen it by degrees.
Without properly kept accounts it is impossible to maintain truth in its pristine purity.
No problem is so deep that it cannot be overcome, given the will of all parties, through discussion and negotiation rather than force and violence.
My experience has shown me that we win justice quickest by rendering justice to the other party.
