What mighty contests rise from trivial things.
—Alexander Pope, 1712
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We die of comfort and by conflict live.
—May Sarton, 1953Revenge may be wicked, but it’s natural.
—William Makepeace Thackeray, 1847Enemies to me are the sauce piquant to my dish of life.
—Elsa Maxwell, 1955Quarrels would not last long if the fault was only on one side.
—La Rochefoucauld, 1665