All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that read more

All thought is a feat of association; having what's in front of you bring up something in your mind that you almost didn't know you knew.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

The ancestor of every action is a thought.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

Thought is valuable in proportion as it is generative.

Great thoughts, like great deeds, need
No trumpet.

Great thoughts, like great deeds, need
No trumpet.

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.

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.

First thoughts are not always the best.
[It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.]

First thoughts are not always the best.
[It., Sempre il miglior non e il parer primiero.]

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.