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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Dig a well before you are thirsty.
If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him
In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.
Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.
In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.
Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.
There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.
He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.
Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.
The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.
If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.
Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.