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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.
There are some days I practice positive thinking, and other days I'm not positive I am thinking.
There are some days I practice positive thinking, and other days I'm not positive I am thinking.
What we think, we become.
What we think, we become.
She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions
She that fails to command her thoughts will soon lose command of her actions
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.
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at read more
A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong, gives it a superficial appearance of being right, and raises at first a formidable outcry in defense of custom. But the tumult soon subsides. Time makes more converts than reason.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and an invisible labor.
A man is not idle because he is absorbed in thought. There is a visible labor and an invisible labor.
It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.
It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.
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.