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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Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.
It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.
Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.
In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.
Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.
A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.
A lost battle is a battle one thinks one has lost.
Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.
Nevercut what you can untie.
You made your bed, now lie in it.
Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.
We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.