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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Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character
He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.
Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.
You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.
My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.
Every advantage has its tax
Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.
Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.
Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge
Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.
Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave
Much learning does not teach understanding.