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.

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.

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.

The kings of modern thought are dumb.

The kings of modern thought are dumb.

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.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

We are what we think. All that we are arises with our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither
desire thou his dainty meats:
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith
he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

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

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

Learning without thought is labor lost.

Learning without thought is labor lost.