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...to point at the moon a finger is needed, but woe to those who take the finger for the moon...
...to point at the moon a finger is needed, but woe to those who take the finger for the moon...
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.
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself.
The most courageous act is still to think for yourself.
Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.
Think wrongly, if you please, but in all cases think for yourself.
Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made
an international reputation for myself read more
Few people think more than two or three times a year; I have made
an international reputation for myself by thinking once or twice
a week.
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.
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
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
Thought is the blossom; language the bud; action the fruit behind it
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
