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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No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.
If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.
Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.
A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.
No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought
Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.
Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.
Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?
Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.
Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.
The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.