The coldest bodies warm with opposition; the hardest sparkle in collision.

The coldest bodies warm with opposition; the hardest sparkle in collision.

But most of us are apt to settle within ourselves that the man who blocks our way is odious, and read more

But most of us are apt to settle within ourselves that the man who blocks our way is odious, and not to mind causing him a little of the disgust which his personality excites in ourselves.

I love opposition that has convictions.

I love opposition that has convictions.

Opposition inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Opposition inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

Opposition may become sweet to a man when he has christened it persecution.

Gain from your opponents without sacrificing your own strength.

Gain from your opponents without sacrificing your own strength.

The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it.

The greater the obstacle the more glory in overcoming it.

You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.

You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.

Opposition is true friendship.

Opposition is true friendship.