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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.
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.
Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.
Original thoughts can be understood only in virtue of the
unoriginal elements which they contain.
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.
Thought is borne of failure.
Thought is borne of failure.
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
We find it hard to believe that other people's thoughts are as silly as our own, but they probably are.
We find it hard to believe that other people's thoughts are as silly as our own, but they probably are.
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.
A collection of rare thoughts is nothing less than a cabinet of intellectual gems.
A collection of rare thoughts is nothing less than a cabinet of intellectual gems.