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 major cause of traffic accidents is that men put into their cars as much ego as petrol.
Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.
We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.
You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.
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 great harmony.
It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.
The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.
The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.
It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.
Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.