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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All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.
Life is different than teacher, A Teacher teaches lesson, then keeps the exam. But the life keeps the exam first, then teaches the lesson,
Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.
A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.
Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.
It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.
When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp
The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.
We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.
We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.
I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.