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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As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge
The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.
Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.
Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.
The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.
Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.
Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.
Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.
It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.