Our Ordinary Mind Always Tries To Persuade

The Truly Educated Man Is Not A Man Who Knows A Bit Of Everything, Not Even The Man Who Knows All The Details Of All Subjects (if Such A Thing Were Possible): The “whole Man” In Fact, May Have Little Detailed Knowledge Of Facts And Theories...but He Will Be Truly In Touch With The Centre. He Will Not Be In Doubt About His Basic Convictions, About His View On The Meaning And Purpose Of His Life. He May Not Be Able To Explain These Matters In Words, But The Conduct Of His Life Will Show A Certain Sureness Of Touch Which Stems From This Inner Clarity.

I Cannot Predict The Wind But I Can Have My Sail Ready.

If, However, Economic Ambitions Are Good Servants, They Are Bad Masters

The Generosity Of The Earth Allows Us To Feed All Mankind; We Know Enough About Ecology To Keep The Earth A Healthy Place; There Is Enough Room On The Earth, And There Are Enough Materials, So That Everybody Can Have Adequate Shelter; We Are Quite Competent Enough To Produce Sufficient Supplies Of Necessities So That No One Need Live In Misery.

From The Point Of View Of The Employer, It Is In Any Case Simply An Item Of Cost, To Be Reduced To A Minimum If It Cannot Be Eliminated Altogether, Say, By Automation. From The Point Of View Of The Workman, It Is A "disutility"; To Work Is To Make A Sacrifice Of One's Leisure And Comfort, And Wages Are A Kind Of Compensation For The Sacrifice.