The Supreme end of education is expert discernment in all things -- the power to tell the good from the bad, the genuine from the counterfeit, and to prefer the good and the genuine to the bad and the counterfeit.

Only changes in mindsets can extend the frontiers of the possible. read more

• Thought Changes Mindsets Extend Frontiers Possible

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value, rather it is one of those things which give value to survival read more

• Inspirational Friendship Unnecessary Like Philosophy Art Survival Value Rather Those Things Which Give

Persuasion is clearly a sort of demonstration, since we are most fully persuaded when we consider a thing to have been demonstrated. read more

• Thought Persuasion Clearly Sort Demonstration Since Most Fully Persuaded Consider Thing Been Demonstrated

Nothing can dim the light which shines from within read more

• Thought Nothing Dim Light Which Shines from Within

This is why we call people exes, I guess because the paths that cross in the middle end up separating at the end. It"s too easy to see an X as a cross-out. It"s not, because there"s no way to cross out something like that. The X is a diagram of two paths. read more

• Thought Call People Exes Guess Paths Cross Middle End Up Separating Too Easy See Way Something Like Diagram Two

Wine makes a man better pleased with himself; I do not say that it makes him more pleasing to others. read more

• Thought Wine Makes Man Better Pleased Himself Do Say More Pleasing Others

How guilt once harbour"d in the conscious breast, Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. read more

• Thought How Guilt Once Harbour Conscious Breast Intimidates Brave Degrades Great

Falsehood always endeavors to copy the mien and attitude of truth. read more

• Thought Falsehood Endeavors Copy Mien Attitude Truth

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There must always be a struggle between a father and son, while one aims at power and the other at independence. read more

• Thought Struggle Between Father Son While Aims Power Independence

Words are but the signs of ideas. read more

• Thought Words Signs Ideas

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