Those who are conscious of their own rights will always make demands upon others. Their formula is: Others have to give to us. While the duty conscious person will always think in terms of self-construction. He will always try to fulfil his own duty. The formula of a rights-conscious person is: they must do it, while the formula of a duty-conscious person is: I will do it.
It is a fact that intellectual discovery is the most thrilling experience. A discovery made by Archimedes while he was bathing gave him such a thrill that he leapt out of his bath, shouting: Eureka! Eureka! And such a thrill is great food for the intellect. This process staves off intellectual starvation, thus making the discoverer permanently alive and young.
To know that you do not know is half knowledge itself. If an ignorant person is not aware of his ignorance, he will continue to remain in the same state. But when he becomes aware of his ignorance, he sets about seeking for knowledge. In this way his awareness of his ignorance will become the stepping-stone leading towards full knowledge.
Contentment gives man the blessing of a heart at peace. Those who are not content are eventually consumed by greed. And when individuals succumb to greed, they cannot remain content, whatever the circumstances. They always keep complaining about one thing or another.
