It is always easier to take the words of a Jesus, a Gandhi, a Marx, or a Confucius as constituting Holy Writ. This involves less reading, less study, less thought, less conflict, and less independent searching, but it also means less growth toward maturity.

William Coperthwaite
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As a child, you may have heard that it is never wrong to ask questions. You may have received answers to your questions from your parents, your teachers, or your friends. Unfortunately, this means that you never had to struggle through the answer to your question. It’s an easy way out.

Source: A Handmade Life: In Search Of Simplicity

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