Love Consists In Giving Without Getting In

In Aristotelian Terms, The Good Leader Must Have Ethos, Pathos And Logos. The Ethos Is His Moral Character, The Source Of His Ability To Persuade. The Pathos Is His Ability To Touch Feelings To Move People Emotionally. The Logos Is His Ability To Give Solid Reasons For An Action, To Move People Intellectually.

The Ability To Retain A Child's View Of The World With At The Same Time A Mature Understanding Of What It Means To Retain It, Is Extremely Rare - And A Person Who Has These Qualities Is Likely To Be Able To Contribute Something Really Important To Our Thinking.

The Rules For Reading Yourself To Sleep Are Easier To Follow Than Are The Rules For Staying Awake While Reading. Get Into Bed In A Comfortable Position, Make Sure The Light Is Inadequate Enough To Cause Slight Eyestrain, Choose A Book That Is Either Terribly Difficult Or Terribly Boring-in Any Event, One That You Do Not Really Care Whether You Read Or Not-and You Will Be Asleep In A Few Minutes. Those Who Are Experts In Relaxing With A Book Do Not Have To Wait For Nightfall. A Comfortable Chair In The Library Will Do Any Time

Imaginative Literature Primarily Pleases Rather Than Teaches. It Is Much Easier To Be Pleased Than Taught, But Much Harder To Know Why One Is Pleased. Beauty Is Harder To Analyze Than Truth.

If You Never Ask Yourself Any Questions About The Meaning Of A Passage, You Cannot Expect The Book To Give You Any Insight You Do Not Already Possess.