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The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss, and commit to read more
The general root of superstition is that men observe when things hit, and not when they miss, and commit to memory the one, and pass over the other.
An Englishman thinks seated; a Frenchman, standing; an American, pacing; an irishman, afterward.
An Englishman thinks seated; a Frenchman, standing; an American, pacing; an irishman, afterward.
I think-therefore I'm single
I think-therefore I'm single
The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive
at a reasonable conclusion, we still. read more
The open mind never acts: when we have done our utmost to arrive
at a reasonable conclusion, we still. . . must close our minds
for the moment with a snap, and act dogmatically on our
conclusions.
Those who know how to think need no teachers.
Those who know how to think need no teachers.
People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first read more
People mistakenly assume that their thinking is done by their head; it is actually done by the heart which first dictates the conclusion, then commands the head to provide the reasoning that will defend it.
Thought is action in rehearsal
Thought is action in rehearsal
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
A man who does not think for himself does not think at all.
Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they read more
Most people are unable to write because they are unable to think, and they are unable to think because they congenitally lack the equipment to do so, just as they congenitally lack the equipment to fly over the moon.
