Whatsoe'er thy birth,
Thou wert a beautiful thought and softly bodied forth.

Whatsoe'er thy birth,
Thou wert a beautiful thought and softly bodied forth.

Old things need not be therefore true,
O brother men, nor yet the new;
Ah! still awhile read more

Old things need not be therefore true,
O brother men, nor yet the new;
Ah! still awhile the old thought retain,
And yet consider it again!

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.

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.]

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.

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.

Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

I'll put that in my considering cap.

I'll put that in my considering cap.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.

A man is what he thinks about all day long.