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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Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.
You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving
It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.
Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.
Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.
The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.
As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.
Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.
Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character
Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.
Constant repetition carries conviction.