Thinking is not something that comes to you naturally like respiration or perspiration. You must devote time and effort to question, reason and build your intellect.

Make sure the stimuli reaching your organs of perception are proper and conducive for your overall growth in life.

As impulsive actions displace discriminative actions one loses one’s sanity.

The mass of humanity craves indulgence in external objects and beings. People indiscriminately run after sensual pleasures of the world. Few attempt to think, analyse the nature of their pursuits of enjoyment.

Knowledge has to be drawn out of students. Not thrust into them.

You gain knowledge from teachers and textbooks. But wisdom you attain when your intellect reflects, contemplates upon the knowledge acquired.

A person with a dull intellect is confused as to his role in the world. He fails to perform his obligatory duties and responsibilities.

Educational institutions therefore need to maintain an equable balance between acquisition of intelligence and developing an intellect.

Arthur Schopenhauer, the German philosopher, wisely advises all human beings: It is difficult to find happiness within oneself but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

William Drummond wisely observes: He who cannot reason is a fool; he who will not is a bigot; he who dare not is a slave.