The roots of education

The roots of education
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
  

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Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.
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.
Silenceis argument carried out by other means.
Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.
Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.
Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.
Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.
The service we render to others is really the rent we pay for our room on this earth.
The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!
Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.
Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain
A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.