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It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.
Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than
their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd read more
Men's first thoughts in this matter are generally better than
their second; their natural notions better than those refin'd by
study, or consultation with casuists.
- Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury,
When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.
When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.
All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that read more
All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that you almost didn't know you knew.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
Thought once awakened does not again slumber.
Thought once awakened does not again slumber.
No brain is stronger than its weakest think.
No brain is stronger than its weakest think.
It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, read more
It's a dangerous business, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, theres no knowing where you might be swept off to.