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 takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

Thought takes man out of servitude, into freedom.

In indolent vacuity of thought.

In indolent vacuity of thought.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

Arouse the mind without resting it on anything.

What exile from himself can flee?
To zones, though more and more remote,
Still, still pursues, where'er read more

What exile from himself can flee?
To zones, though more and more remote,
Still, still pursues, where'er I be,
The blight of life--the demon Thought.

The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.

The busiest of living agents are certain dead men's thoughts.

Thought once awakened does not again slumber.

Thought once awakened does not again slumber.

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.

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.