Conflicts are…
always worth a quote!
Aphorisms, sayings and wisdom on conflicts
Conflicts are one of those things: they have a separating through the Collision of difference; they mark a Border and thereby create Connectionswhich, however, one would usually – not infrequently – like to do without, despite all the fascination. Such paradoxes and contradictions are inherent in conflicts.
This is why, it seems, aphorisms and „point descriptions“ on conflicts are so helpful, as they express precisely these ambivalences.
Here now my 20 favourites on the conflict and its complexities.
PS: If you miss a quote that should have been included, please write it in the comments section!
The readers and, of course, the author thank you!
Quotes on conflicts
1.
„Burying your head in the sand doesn't improve the outlook “
(Anais Nin)
2.
„This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning;
(Winston Churchill)
3.
„If you don't want to fall by the wayside, you have to deviate from the path from time to time “
(unknown)
4.
„You can stand your ground, but you shouldn't sit on it “
(Erich Kästner)
5.
„Few things are more unifying than resolved conflicts “
(S.W.)
6.
"Beyond right and wrong lies a place. That's where we meet."
(Jalal-Ad-Din-Al Rumi)
7.
„There is a space between stimulus and response. In this space lies our power to choose our reaction. In our reaction lies our development and our freedom “
(Viktor Frankl)
8.
„Wherever there can be discord, there must also be a decision “
(Dante Aligheri)
9.
„Let us not fall into the error of doubting either the intellect or the good will of every dissenter “
(Otto von Bismarck)
10.
„If you start shouting, you stop thinking “
(unknown)
Quotes on conflicts
between states, nations and peoples
1.
„There is no alternative to recognising that - despite all the conflicts - we are all in the same boat “
(Richard von Weizsäcker)
2.
„As soon as tyranny is abolished, the conflict between aristocracy and democracy is immediately addressed “
(Johann Wolfgang von Goethe)
3.
„To confuse disarmament with peace is a serious mistake “
(Winston Churchill)
4.
„You may forget where you buried the peace pipe. But you never forget where the hatchet is “
(Mark Twain)
5.
"There is never as much lying as before the election, during the war and after the hunt."
(Otto von Bismarck)
Quotes on conflicts
in the family
1.
„Conflicts begin at the limit of patience “
(Oscar Wilde)
2.
"In a family that isn't just made up of mummies, conflicts are part of it."
(Reinhard Mey)
3.
„Love [and family, S.W.] is a conflict between reflexes and reflections “
(Magnus Hirschfeld, physician and sex researcher)
4.
„It is easier to lead a nation than to raise four children “
(Winston Churchill)
5.
„There is nothing quieter than a loaded pistol “
(Heinrich Heine)
Are you missing a quote that you particularly liked about the conflict? Feel free to write it in the comments…
With thanks to Gesine Otto:
The boundary between good and evil runs through the heart of every human being.
(Alexander Issayevich Solzhenitsyn)
And thanks again to Gesine Otto:
If you want revenge, dig two graves.
(Confucius)
„The person you are most afraid to contradict is yourself “
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Thanks Julian, the saying is a good introduction to understanding conflicts. Thank you, that was new to me!
There is only one wrong view of things: the belief that my view is the only right one.
Nagarjuna
It is not those who argue who are to be feared, but those who evade.
JFreifrau Marie von Ebner- Eschenbach
Yes, I like these two! Thank you, Cornelia!