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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The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.
Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.
It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.
Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.
Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.
Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.
Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.
Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.
Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.
Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.