Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Thecorrect strategy for Americans negotiating with Japanese or other foreignclients is a Japanese strategy:ask questions. When you think you understand, ask more questions. Carefullyfeel for pressure points.If an impasse is reached, don't pressure. Sugges

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.