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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I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.
Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.
He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.
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.
Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.
We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.
We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.
Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind
The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.
Instinct is the nose of the mind.
In God we trust; all others pay cash.
When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in theservice of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I amafraid.