Quotes By Author: Abhijit Naskar
“The purpose of education should ultimately be the advancement of the species. And for this to actually happen, the world needs the kind of education by means of which character is formed, strength of the mind is increased and the human intellect is expanded beyond its own limits.”
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“Education means nourishing the mind and make it develop in order to see beyond the limitations of current social perception.”
“The best way to avoid a catastrophic conflict of beliefs is to be more compassionate about other people’s beliefs as long as they do not advocate for prejudices, bigotry and sectarianism.”
“Come out, O lions, and shake off the ancient mysticism and prejudices.”
“Come out my friend. Come out from the narrow lanes of darkness. Come out into the vivacious light of the day where all the glory resides.”
“Being a fool is a billion times better than being blinded by the illusion of intellect.”
“I am a scientist, and as such I am proud to say that being stupid at times is a very human thing. Be proud to be stupid, be proud to be fool. Being a fool is a billion times better than being blinded by the illusion of intellect. I admit I am a fool, but at the very least, with each passing day I do my best to get lesser fool.”
“Let your child see you doing a good deed instead of you telling him or her to do it, and the little child shall one day grow up to become a real kind human being.”
“What one person calls miracle, I call nature.”
“Education means nourishing the mind and make it develop in order to see beyond the limitations of current social perception – it means breaking the barriers of the rugged sociological system that impede in the progress of human civilization – it means trying out new things for the first time in human history and succeeding in a few while failing in some. And that is how a species grows to become more advanced.”
“It is better to be foolish than a dilettante.”
“When you don’t have explanation for a certain phenomenon, as a real human, you should suspend judgement, instead of concocting supernatural explanations out of ignorance and primordial fanaticism.”
“Once you die, that’s it – game over. Death is the ultimate cessation of the individual Self.”
“Death is the ultimate cessation of the individual Self.”
“every single explanation that your brain concocts about a certain phenomenon on earth, is merely a virtual hunch of the neurons. Now, when your brain has access to more information, the resulting hunch would be more accurate, than another person who has less access.”