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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.
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.
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,
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.
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of read more
The thoughts that come often unsought, and, as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.
When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.
When thought becomes excessively painful, action is the finest remedy.
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.
Thought is borne of failure.
Thought is borne of failure.