The real purpose

The real purpose
The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking
  

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Takeadvantage of the ambiguity in the world. Look at something and think aboutwhat else it might be.
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The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Modesty is the clothing of talent.
Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.
Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.
The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.
If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.
Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.
Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.