I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

I've known countless people who were reservoirs of learning, yet never had a thought.

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.

What we think, we become.

What we think, we become.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!

Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!

I'll put that in my considering cap.

I'll put that in my considering cap.

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.