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“The whole conflict thus boils down to a question of degree. We of the minority see a law of diminishing returns in progress; our opponents do not.”

Whole Law Progress Return Conflict Degrees Opponents Minorities Diminishing Returns

Book:A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There

Source: A Sand County Almanac, and Sketches Here and There

“Very few conflicts in the history of the world have been satisfactorily concluded according to a published timetable, because you lose all flexibility in dealing with your opponents.”

World Has Beens Loses Conflict Opponents Flexibility World History Timetables

Author:William Hague

“Every conflict we face in life is rich with positive and negative potential. It can be a source of inspiration, enlightenment, learning, transformation, and growth-or rage, fear, shame, entrapment, and resistance. The choice is not up to our opponents, but to us, and our willingness to face and work through them.”

Source: Resolving conflicts at work: a complete guide for everyone on the job

“Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.”

Conflict Revenge Opponents Motive Live By

Author:James M. Barrie

“If you argue and rankle and contradict, you may achieve a victory sometimes; but it will be an empty victory because you will never get your opponent's good will.”

Ifs May Sometimes Inspiration Attitude Achieve Victory Conflict Self Improvement Empty Arguing Improvement Opponents Good Will Win Friends And Influence People

Book:How to win friends & influence people

Source: How to win friends & influence people

“Each of us has interests which conflict the interests of everybody else... 'everybody else' we call 'society'. It's a powerful opponent and it always wins. Oh, here and there an individual prevails for a while and gets what he wants. Sometimes he storms the culture of a society and changes it to his own advantage. But society wins in the long run, for it has the advantage of numbers and of age.”

Want Long Sometimes Running Age Culture Winning Individual Interest Powerful Numbers Conflict Advantage Storm Opponents Long Runs Here And There

Book:WALDEN TWO

Source: WALDEN TWO