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It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
It is better to light 1 candle
than to curse the darkness.
Learning without thought is labor lost.
Learning without thought is labor lost.
With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.
With curious art the brain, too finely wrought,
Preys on herself, and is destroyed by thought.
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.]
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
All that we are is the result of what we have thought.
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
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.
The power of Thought,--the magic of the Mind!
The power of Thought,--the magic of the Mind!
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.