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.

Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against; not with; the wind.

Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against; not with; the wind.

Gain from your opponents without sacrificing your own strength.

Gain from your opponents without sacrificing your own strength.

Opposition inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Opposition inflames the enthusiast, never converts him.

Opposition is true friendship.

Opposition is true friendship.

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

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

The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than read more

The opposition is indispensable. A good statesman, like any other sensible human being, always learns more from his opposition than from his fervent supporters.

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.

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.