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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Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.
Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.
It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.
Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.
The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.
COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.
Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.
The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.
Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.
Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.
Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.
It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.