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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Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.
If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.
Adam and Eve had many advantages, but the principal one was tht they escaped teething.
Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.
Only few men think, but all have opinions.
The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.
A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:
Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.
Nothing is a permanent except change.
Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.