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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.
To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning.
To him whose elastic and vigorous thought keeps pace with the sun, the day is a perpetual morning.
The power of Thought,--the magic of the Mind!
The power of Thought,--the magic of the Mind!
Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself.
Thought must be divided against itself before it can come to any knowledge of itself.
The kings of modern thought are dumb.
The kings of modern thought are dumb.
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,
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from read more
A thought which does not result in an action is nothing much, and an action which does not proceed from a thought is nothing at all.
Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.
Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.
When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, read more
When things are bad, we take comfort in the thought that they could always be worse. And when they are, we find hope in the thought that things are so bad they have to get better.
