Thought once awakened does not again slumber.

Thought once awakened does not again slumber.

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought read more

No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,

The first thought is often the best.
- Bishop Joseph Butler,

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

The kings of modern thought are dumb.

The kings of modern thought are dumb.

I stood
Among them, but not of them: in a shroud
Of thoughts which were not their read more

I stood
Among them, but not of them: in a shroud
Of thoughts which were not their thoughts.

The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.

The soul of God is poured into the world through the thoughts of men.

Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it.
Second thoughts are best as read more

Any man may make a mistake; none but a fool will stick to it.
Second thoughts are best as the proverb says.
[Lat., Cujusvis hominis est errare; nullius, nisi insipientis, in
errore perseverae. Posteriores enim cogitationes (ut aiunt)
sapientiores solent esse.]