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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Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.
Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.
Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.
The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.
A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.
It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.
Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.
The principle of equal protection is a positive concept implying equality of treatment in equal circumstances.
Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.
Relationships of trust depend on our willingness to looknot only to our own interests, but also the interests of others.