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Think How Different Human Societies Would Be If They Were Based On Love Rather Than Justice. But No Such Societies Have Ever Existed On Earth.

All Genuine Learning Is Active, Not Passive. It Involves The Use Of The Mind, Not Just The Memory. It Is A Process Of Discovery, In Which The Student Is The Main Agent, Not The Teacher.

A Good Book Deserves An Active Reading. The Activity Of Reading Does Not Stop With The Work Of Understanding What A Book Says. It Must Be Completed By The Work Of Criticism, The Work Of Judging. The Undemanding Reader Fails To Satisfy This Requirement, Probably Even More Than He Fails To Analyze And Interpret. He Not Only Makes No Effort To Understand; He Also Dismisses A Book Simply By Putting It Aside And Forgetting It. Worse Than Faintly Praising It, He Damns It By Giving It No Critical Consideration Whatever.

In The Case Of Good Books, The Point Is Not To See How Many Of Them You Can Get Through, But How Many Can Get Through To You.

Aristotle Uses A Mother's Love For Her Child As The Prime Example Of Love Or Friendship.