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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Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.
Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side
Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.
Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.
Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.
He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.
Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.
WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.
Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave
Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.
Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.
There are always two forces warring against each other within us.