One thought fills immensity.

One thought fills immensity.

The kings of modern thought are dumb.

The kings of modern thought are dumb.

Whatsoe'er thy birth,
Thou wert a beautiful thought and softly bodied forth.

Whatsoe'er thy birth,
Thou wert a beautiful thought and softly bodied forth.

My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.

My thoughts ran a wool-gathering.

What exile from himself can flee?
To zones, though more and more remote,
Still, still pursues, where'er read more

What exile from himself can flee?
To zones, though more and more remote,
Still, still pursues, where'er I be,
The blight of life--the demon Thought.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a
thought without accepting it.

With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.

With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.

Learning without thought is labor lost.

Learning without thought is labor lost.