“But why would anyone on a joyous occasion rake over past unpleasantness and dwell on painful events horrible to experience and repellent to recall? Silence is mightier than words. It clothes the wreckage that befalls us in the deep folds of forgetfulness unless someone stirs up the painful memories for the sole purpose of edifying us by example and, as with illnesses, of helping us avoid the causes that led us to them.”— Gregory of Nazianzus
“I wondered if we were put on this earth only to destroy every beautiful thing, to make chaos. Or were we meant to overcome this? Did bad things happen so that goodness could show through in people?”— Silas House
“When you do pratikraman after conflict, the conflict is erased. When you give rise to new conflicts, the energies that had arisen will disappear again.”— Dada Bhagwan
“Much of human history has consisted of unequal conflicts between the haves and the have-nots.”— Jared Diamond
“How we traverse the space between us when conflict arises has a profound effect on the health and longevity of our relationships.”— Sharon Salzberg
“Conflicts in relationships are as natural as breathing. While conflicts lead to healthy relationships, they can throttle us if they are not addressed at the appropriate time.”— Balroop Singh
“Peace does not mean an absence of conflicts; differences will always be there. Peace means solving these differences through peaceful means; through dialogue, education, knowledge; and through humane ways.”— Dalai Lama XIV
“Human happiness is defined by the hardships and conflicts you have been through. The greater they are, the greater is your happiness.”— Petar Dunov